Translation of
Rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma
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.
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Illuminating the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
Illuminating the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is a unique presentation of the Buddhist path by Chökyi Dragpa, the foremost Gelug disciple of the famed nineteenth-century Tibetan master Patrul Rinpoche. Its quotations and direct instructions from realized sages of the past reinforce one another, subtly penetrating the mind and preparing it for meditation. This book, while fully accessible to newcomers, is especially powerful for serious, established practitioners.
This book was previously published under the title Uniting Wisdom and Compassion. (Source Accessed Mar 3, 2025)
Contains the root text of The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (Rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma)
by Thokme Zangpo and a commentary on this text by Minyak Kunzang Sönam titled The Excellent Vase of Nectar: The Unity of Scriptures and Oral Instructions (Rgyal sras lag len gyi 'grel pa gzhung dang gdams ngag zung 'jug bdud rtsi'i bum bzang).Book
