Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

Gyalse Tokme Zangpo, the author of Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva'.

Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (T. rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma རྒྱལ་སྲས་ལག་ལེན་སོ་བདུན་མ་) — a lojong text written by Gyalse Tokme Zangpo that provides instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path. The text is composed of thirty-seven verses.

Ringu Tulku states:

The Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva presents the content of the Bodhicharyavatara in a concise form to make it convenient to remember and practice.

According to Trulshik Rinpoche, 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.

Translations

• Thirty Seven Practices of All Bodhisattvas, Lotsawa House
• 37 Bodhisattva Practices – Poetic Rendering, StudyBuddhism
• 37 Bodhisattva Practices – Literal Translation, StudyBuddhism

Commentaries

• Bhakha Tulku Pema Tenzing, The 37 Bodhisattva Precepts, translated by Venerable Bhaka Tulku and Ani Lucia, 1990
• Chökyi Dragpa, Illuminating the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, translated by Heidi Koppl, Wisdom, 2004
• Dalai Lama, Commentary on the Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1996
• Dilgo Khyentse, The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala, 2007
• Geshe Sonam Rinchen, The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, translated by Ruth Sonam, Snow Lion, 1997
• Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Traveling the Path of Compassion, A Commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, KTD Publications, 2009
• Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche, Path of the Bodhisattva, translated by Sangye Khandro, Vimala Publishing, 2008
• Ringu Tulku, Daring Steps Towards Fearlessness: The Three Vehicles of Buddhism, Snow Lion, 2005 (Includes a commentary on the 37 Practices)

External Links

• Explanation of the Thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices by Alexander Berzin
• Khenpo Sodargye's teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
• Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, Rigpa Shedra Wiki