Unexcelled Yoga tantras
བླ་མེད་རྒྱུད།
Anuttarayoga / Yoganiruttaratantra
Tantras of the highest class, divided into “non-dual,” “mother,” and “father,” and within the two latter categories into six “families” of principal deities.
The Dhāraṇī “Dream Visions” presents a dhāraṇī and a short ritual for producing visions in dreams.
The Tantra of Black Yamāri features the three-faced, six-armed black form of the tantric deity Yamāri, as well as the maṇḍalas of several ancillary maṇḍala deities associated with him, all of which can be employed for a diverse array pacifying, enriching, enthralling, and hostile rites. The tantra describes the stages of initiation and practice for these deities and provides extensive details on the preparation of their maṇḍalas, associated ritual implements, and specific magical diagrams (yantra) that can be employed for various ritual goals.
The Myth Chapter concisely relates the story of Vajrabhairava’s subjugation of Yama and his entourage. The text describes how Vajrabhairava crushes the city of Yama and forces its inhabitants to surrender. He then binds them under oath and empowers them to serve as protectors of his teachings. The text also presents the root mantra of Vajrabhairava, which encapsulates the essential life force of Yama and his followers.
This short ritual work belonging to the tantric cycle of the deity Vajrabhairava presents a vidyāmantra and series of rites that use ingredients derived from a musk shrew.