Buddhism : Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, Vol. VI

A CRITICAL TANTRISM

smasiinam piita!iputram smasiinam sindhum eva ca I

marukulatiidvayasthiinam upasmasiina kathyate /11911.

biihyaplthan tathii khyiitam adhyiitmam deham ucyate I

suadehe niiqikiiriipam plthaniimeti klrtilam 112011

tadriipam devaliikiiram teniidhyiitmavyavasthitil; I

tena tatpifJc.famayam deham sarvabuddhasamo hy asau 112111

pltham pramuditii bhiimir upapltham vimalii tathii I

k!}etram prabhiikarl bhumir arci!}maty upak!}etrakam 112211

chandoho 'bhimukhl jiieyopacchandohal; sudurjayii I

diirmigameti melii syiid acaliikhyopamelakam 112311

smasiinam siidhumafi caiva dharmameghopasmasiinakam I

bhiimiplthiidisamsuddhim kathayiimi yathiikramam I 1241 I

plthopaplthasevaniin nirmalo bhavati miinaval; I

bhraman nimittam samlak!}ya nirvikalpena dhlmatiil; 11251119

"A woman who is always fond of meat and spirituous liquors and forgets
shame and fear is said to be an 'innate woman' born of the qiikinl family. They
are born in each district; (these) yogin Is should be worshipped at all times ( 12).
(The places of pilgrimage, that is,) pltha ('the seat'), upapltha ('the sub-
sidiary seat'), k!}etra ('the field'), upak!}etra ('the subsidiary field'), chandoha,
upacchandoha, meliipaka ('the meeting-place'), upameliipaka ('the subsidiary
meeting-place'), smasiina ('the cemetery') and upasmasiina ('the subsidiary
cemetery') are located in Jambudvipa (13).

(Name of places corresponding to these places of pilgrimage is as follows:)
1 pltha: a. Pufl)agiri b. Jalandhara c. O<,iiyana d. Arbuda (14)
2 upapltha: a. Godavari b. Ramesvar1 c. Devikota d. Malava ( 15)
3 k!}etra: a. Kamarupa b. O<,ira
4 upak!}etra: a. Trisakun1 b. Kosala (16)
5 chandoha: a. Kalinga b. Lampaka
6 upacchandoha: a. Kaficl b. Himalaya (17)
7 meliipaka: a. Pretadhivasin1 b. Grhadevata
8 upameliipaka: a. Saura~tra b. Svafl)adv1pa (18)
9 smasiina: a. Pataliputra b. Sindhu
10 upasmasiina a. Maru b. Kulata (19)

Thus, the external plthas ( biihyapltha are told; the internal ( adhyiitmapltha) is

said to be (the pltha which exists in) the body. It is said that the 'abode' of a

vein in one's own body has the name pltha (20). Its form has the aspect of a

deity, (viz. a c.fiikinl); for this reason, it is established as the internal (pltha). For

this reason, the body consists of the 'lump' of them; he (who has this body) is

equal to (the aggregate of) all the buddhas (21).

pitha is the (first) stage (of bodhisattvas called) Pramuditii ('joyful').

upapltha is (the second stage) Vimalii ('immaculate').