Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas

Thirty Seven Practices of All Bodhisattvas (Tib. rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma) - an important lojong text by Gyalsé Tokmé Zangpo. In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path. Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche said that the Eight Verses of Training the Mind represents the short version of lojong, the Thirty Seven Practices is the medium, and the Bodhicharyavatara is the extensive version.

Teachings on Thirty Seven Practices of All Bodhisattvas

• Dzogchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, November 1994
• Khenpo Petse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, June 1997
• Dzogchen Rinpoche, Rigpa London, December 1998
• Dzogchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, December 1998
• Dzogchen Rinpoche, Myall Lakes, Australia, January 1999

Further Reading

• Chökyi Dragpa, Uniting Wisdom and Compassion: Illuminating the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, translated by Heidi Koppl, Wisdom, 2004
• Ringu Tulku, Daring Steps Towards Fearlessness: The Three Vehicles of Buddhism, Snow Lion, 2005 (Includes a commentary on the 37 Practices)

External Links

• Translation of the Thirty Seven Practices of All Bodhisattvas