Drops of Nectar
Drops of Nectar, A Commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara according to the Words of My Manjushri-like Teacher (T. jam dbyangs bla ma’i zhal lung bdud rtsi’i thig pa སྤྱོད་འཇུག་འགྲེལ་པ་འཇམ་དབྱངས་བླ་མའི་ཞལ་ལུང་བདུད་རྩིའི་ཐིག་པ།) – a commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara written by Khenpo Kunpal, based on the teachings of Patrul Rinpoche.
Khenpo Kunpal was a close student of Patrul Rinpoche who is said to have listened to Patrul Rinpoche’s teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara over twenty times. He stated that each time he listened Patrul Rinpoche's teachings, he gained a new insight and a deeper understanding.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche states:
- The Bodhicharyavatara is a text that can greatly benefit any practicing Buddhist. Among the many commentaries that exist on this text in Tibetan, I have personally found Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary to be the most practical, containing many key points essential to Buddhist practice. During my education I studied the Bodhicharyavatara with eminent scholars, and I read Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary many times.[1]
Khenpo Kunpal wrote his commentary at the urging of other close disciples of Patrul Rinpoche.
Translations
In English
Full translation:
- Kunzang Palden, The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech: A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva, Shambhala, November 2007
Partial translations:
- Khenchen Kunzang Pelden and Minyak Kunzang Sönam, Wisdom: Two Buddhist Commentaries, Editions Padmakara, 1999 (Chapter 9 only)
- Drops of Nectar: Khenpo Kunpal’s Commentary on Shantideva’s Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas, translated by Andreas Kretschmar, (chapters 1-5 only)
In French
- Kunzang Palden, Perles d'ambroisie, Padmakara 2008
Notes
- ↑ Drops of Nectar, Khenpo Kunpal's commentary on Shantideva's Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas, translated by Andreas Kretschmar.
External links
- Translation by Andreas Kretschmar of the first five chapters - available for free download in pdf format