A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
A fresh translation and commentary to Tibet's most famous text on living like a bodhisattva

Who are bodhisattvas and what do they practice? In the fourteenth century, the Tibetan Buddhist master Gyalse Tokmé Zangpo answered these questions in a now classic teaching called the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. This text, consisting of inspiring verses distilling the entire Mahayana path of compassion, continues to inspire modern-day Buddhist masters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

One of the most important commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices is by the twentieth-century master Dzatrul Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphu, and is translated here along with associated meditation instructions for the first time. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who requested this translation by Christopher Stagg, provides an informative overview to the history of the text and commentary, introducing the reader to the world of one of Tibet's most widely studied texts.
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A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
A fresh translation and commentary to Tibet's most famous text on living like a bodhisattva

Who are bodhisattvas and what do they practice? In the fourteenth century, the Tibetan Buddhist master Gyalse Tokmé Zangpo answered these questions in a now classic teaching called the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. This text, consisting of inspiring verses distilling the entire Mahayana path of compassion, continues to inspire modern-day Buddhist masters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

One of the most important commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices is by the twentieth-century master Dzatrul Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphu, and is translated here along with associated meditation instructions for the first time. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who requested this translation by Christopher Stagg, provides an informative overview to the history of the text and commentary, introducing the reader to the world of one of Tibet's most widely studied texts.
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A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

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A fresh translation and commentary to Tibet's most famous text on living like a bodhisattva

Who are bodhisattvas and what do they practice? In the fourteenth century, the Tibetan Buddhist master Gyalse Tokmé Zangpo answered these questions in a now classic teaching called the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. This text, consisting of inspiring verses distilling the entire Mahayana path of compassion, continues to inspire modern-day Buddhist masters, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

One of the most important commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices is by the twentieth-century master Dzatrul Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphu, and is translated here along with associated meditation instructions for the first time. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who requested this translation by Christopher Stagg, provides an informative overview to the history of the text and commentary, introducing the reader to the world of one of Tibet's most widely studied texts.

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ISBN-13: 9781559394918
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 08/11/2020
Pages: 312
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

DZATRUL NGAWANG TENZIN NORBU (1867-1940/42) was an accomplished Tibetan Buddhist master who founded a monastery on the northern slopes of Mount Everest where he lived. He was the primary teacher of the late Trulshik Rinpoche, a teacher of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, and the former head of the Tibetan Nyingma lineage. He is especially known for his insightful commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva.

CHRISTOPHER STAGG (1977-2018) trained under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and was a beloved translator and Buddhist teacher for Nalandabodhi International. He previously translated The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche ix

Editors' Preface xiii

Translator's Acknowledgments xv

Translator's Introduction xvii

Part 1 The Root Text

The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva 1

Part 2 The Commentary

The Excellent Vase of Nectar: The Union of Scripture and Oral Instructions 11

Homage 13

Introduction 15

1 Precious Human Birth 19

2 Abandoning One's Homeland 27

3 Relying on Solitary Places 31

4 Remembering Impermanence 33

5 Abandoning Bad Friends 39

6 Relying on Good Friends 43

7 Going for Refuge 53

8 Lesser Beings 59

9 Middling Beings 73

10 Giving Rise to the Supreme Intention of Bodhichitta 77

11 Meditation of Exchanging Self and Others 85

12 Taking to the Path Not Getting What You Want 89

13 Taking Suffering to the Path 91

14 Taking Blame to the Path 93

15 Taking Denigration to the Path 95

16 Taking Ingratitude to the Path 97

17 Taking Others' Contempt to the Path 99

18 Taking Loss to the Path 101

19 Taking Gain to the Path 105

20 Taking Objects of Aggression to the Path 109

21 Taking Objects of Attachment to the Path 113

22 Meditative Equipoise Free from Clinging to Elaborations 121

23 Abandoning Taking Objects of Attachment as Truly Existent 125

24 Abandoning Taking Objects of Aversion as Truly Existent 127

25 The Means of Generosity 131

26 The Means of Discipline 137

27 The Means of Patience 143

28 The Means of Diligence 149

29 The Means of Meditative Concentration 155

30 The Wisdom of Prajna 175

31 Examining and Abandoning One's Confusion 189

32 Abandoning Speaking of the Faults of Bodhisattvas 193

33 Abandoning Attachment to the Homes of Patrons 197

34 Abandoning Harsh Speech 199

35 The Trainings for Abandoning the Mental Afflictions 203

36 Training in Accomplishing Others' Benefit through Mindfulness and Attentiveness 207

37 Training in Dedicating Virtue to Perfect Enlightenment 211

Summary 215

Part 3 The Sadhana

The Swift Path to Awakening: A Supplementary Practice That Breaks "The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva" into Sessions 221

Appendix 1 Outline of the Commentary 243

Appendix 2 Lineage Chart of the Kadampa Teachings 247

Notes 249

Selected Bibliography 265

Index 267

About the Translator 275

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