A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

by Ngawang Tenzin Norbu and Christopher Stagg

Christopher Stagg (Translator) and Dzogchen Ponlop (Foreword)

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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.
  • ISBN10 1559394919
  • ISBN13 9781559394918
  • Publish Date 11 August 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc
  • Imprint Snow Lion Publications