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LESSON 28 - र्त् RTa / Ha

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As in मर्त्य mārtya and/or अर्थ artha

And/or as is हेतु hetu

拕字門,入諸法拕字不可得故

The syllable RTA is gateway because all dharmas entry into the the syllable RTA [meaning artha] cannot be attained.

- Kumarajiva

入辣他字門,悟一切法執著義性不可得故

The syllable RTHA is a gateway because one realizes that the nature of the meaning (artha) of the grasping of all dharmas cannot be attained.

- Xuanzang

入呵字門,悟一切法因性不可得故

The syllable HA is a syllable because the cause (हेतु hetu) of all dharmas cannot be attained.”

- Xuanzang

賀字門一切法因不可得故

The syllable HA is a gateway because the cause (हेतु hetu) of all dharmas cannot be attained.

- Amoghavajra

“Because mortality (mārtya?) [or, because meaning (artha)]”

- Conze

“The syllable HA [means] all mental phenomena are openings because the cause (hetu) is not perceived.”

“RTA because mortality (मर्त्य mārtya) cannot be apprehended.”

- Jayarava