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| '''Minyak Kunzang Sönam''' aka '''Thubten Chökyi Drakpa''' (1823-1905) - an important disciple of [[Patrul Rinpoche]] famous for his commentaries on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' and ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva]]''. He was a teacher of [[Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen]], from whom the Dalai Lama received teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara.
| | #REDIRECT[[Thubten Chökyi Drakpa]] |
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| ====Writings====
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| He composed a major commentary on the first eight chapters of the ''Bodhicharyavatara'' called ''The Excellent Vase that Grants the Qualities of the Bodhisattvas'', and two commentaries to the famous ninth chapter on wisdom.
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| ==Further Reading==
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| *''Wisdom: Two Buddhist Commentaries'', Khenchen Kunzang Palden and Minyak Kunzang Sönam, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, 1993, 2nd edition 1999, ISBN 2-906949-07-8
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/bodhicharya_overview.html An Overview of the Bodhicharyavatara by Thubten Chökyi Drakpa]
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| [[Category:Historical Masters]]
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| [[Category:Rimé Masters]]
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