Path of the Bodhisattva (Gyatrul 2008)
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Path of the Bodhisattva
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"Even if all other qualities are fully endowed, without Bodhicitta there can be no true good fortune......." A collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, the Prayer for Excellent Conduct, opening prayers and prayers of dedication. A commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct is also included. This convenient volume will be an excellent companion to accompany those in bodhisattva training wherever they go, a constant reminder of the fundamentals of the buddhist path. (Source Accessed Mar 12, 2025)
Citation
Gyatrul Rinpoche. Path of the Bodhisattva. Translated by Sangye Khandro. Ashland, OR: Vimala Publishing, 2008.
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Table of contents
- Illustrations vii
- Publisher's Acknowledgement ix
- Translator's Foreword, Sangye Khandro xi
- Publisher's Dedication xvii
- Bodhisattva Prayer, Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche xix
- 1. Opening Prayers 1
- Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 3
- Prayer to the Lamas of the Lineage 5
- Prayer to the Root Guru 7
- Seven Branch Offering 9
- 2. Prayer for Excellent Conduct 13
- 3. The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva 47
- Ngulchu Gyalsey Thogme Sangpo
- 4. Commentary on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct 79
- Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche
- 5. Dedication Prayers 125
- Dedication of Merit 127
- Long-Life Prayer for the Third Drubwang, Pema Norbu Rinpoche 131
- Khenpo Ngaga Rinpoche
- Long-Life Prayer for the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche 137
- Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
- Prayer for the Preservation of the Palyul Lineage 141
- Prayer for the People of the Earth 143
- Prayer for the Nyingma Lineage and the Tradition 145
- Kyabje Dudjom Yeshe Dorje
- Contributors 147
- About Vimala 151
Interconnections
1 Full translation of
Gyalse Tokme Zangpo's (1295–1369) highly influential work on Mind Training (blo sbyong) that outlines the training of a bodhisattva in a series of thirty-seven verses is still very popular today with Buddhist practitioners around the world. The colophon states: "This was composed at the Jewel Cave of Ngulchu by the monk Tokme [Zangpo], expounder of scripture and reasoning, for the benefit of myself and others." Since he gathered together all the paths of the bodhisattvas and composed them in the form of thirty-seven verses, the title is clearly fitting.
