Shedra 2009 Teachings on Mipham Rinpoche's commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra
Khenpo Dawa Paljor is currently teaching the Rigpa Shedra on Mipham Rinpoche's commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra: A word-by-word commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra, (Wyl. theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi mchan 'grel mi pham zhal lung)
Study Material
Currently, there is no English translation of Mipham Rinpoche's commentary available. John Canti is currently working on a translation as a Tsadra Foundation fellow.
- Please check the Uttaratantra Shastra article for a list of available commentaries.
A good study reference is Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra that's available for free download on the Khyentse Foundations's Original Publication download page upon request. While Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche does not strictly follow the commentary we are studying, he promisses: I'm going to use Mipham Rinpoche's commentary, and also hopefully, if I have the capacity to understand and explain it to you, I will extract some of the teachings from the commentary, the Senge Naro or "Lion's Roar",[1] so I guess you will he be hearing a lot of Shentong stuff![2]
The Tibetan is contained in Mipham Rinpoche's collected works (gsung 'bum), Volume pod 4 pa
- theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi mchan 'grel mi pham zhal lung TBRC
A word-by-word commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra
by Mipham Rinpoche
Introduction
1. The Meaning of the Title
2. The Homage
3. The Main Part of the Commentary
3.1 A Summary of the Topics of the Main Part
3.1.1 A Synopsis
3.1.2 The Scriptuaral Sources
3.1.3 The Sequence
3.2 A Detailed Explanation of the Topics
Start of the Teachings of 6-Jan.
3.2.1 A Detailed Explanation of the Three Jewels
3.2.1.1 The Nature of the Buddha, the Ultimate Refuge
3.2.1.1.1 By Means of Praise
3.2.1.1.2 By Distinguishing his Qualitites
3.2.1.1.3 In Form of a Detailed Eplanation that comprises the above two points
- Teaching of 06-Jan-2009:
online: 20090106PH1030DP.mp3
References
- ↑ Khenpo Namdrol's explanations on this commentary are available for online download: The Lion's Roar: A Commentary on Sugatagarbha
- ↑ Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche: Buddha-Nature. Mahayana-Uttaratantra-Shastra by Arya Maitreya with Commentary by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Khyentse Foundation, 2007,p.2