Shedra 2009 Teachings on Mipham Rinpoche's commentary on the Uttaratantra Shastra

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Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and Khenpo Dawa Paljor during a Rabné ceremony in Pharping.

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)

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Podcast
Podcast

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Study Material

Currently, there is no English translation of Mipham Rinpoche's commentary available. John Canti, who is part of the Padmakara Translation Group, is currently working on a translation of the commentary as a Tsadra Foundation fellow.

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

The Seven Vajra Points

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 each of the Three Jewels
3.2.1.1.1 The Nature of the Buddha, the Ultimate Refuge
3.2.1.1.1.1 By Means of Praise
3.2.1.1.1.2 By Distinguishing his Qualitites
3.2.1.1.1.3 In Form of a Detailed Eplanation that Comprises the above two Points
3.2.1.1.2 The Nature of the Sangha
3.2.1.1.2.1 By Means of Praise
3.2.1.1.2.2 In Form of a Summary in Terms of the two Qualities
3.2.1.1.3.1 By means of praise
3.2.1.1.3.2 Summary in terms of those two qualities
3.2.1.1.3.3 Combining those two in a detailed explanation
3.2.1.2 How the three types of refuges are classified
3.2.1.2.1 Classification into three from the point of view of different needs
3.2.1.2.2 The last two are not the permanent refuge
  • Teaching of 08-Jan-2009: The Qualities of the Sangha. The three Types of Refuge.
    online: 20090108PH1030DP.mp3
3.2.1.2.3 What is Ultimate Refuge
3.2.1.3 A Semantic Explanation
3.2.2 Detailed Explanation of the other four Vajra Points and how they are attained.
3.2.2.1 Explanation as a group
3.2.2.1.1 How the four Points can only be Perceived by the Sublime Ones
3.2.2.1.2 Explaining that they are Inconceivable
3.2.2.1.3 Detailed Explanation of the Reasons
3.2.2.1.4 Classifying them into Causes and Conditions
  • Teaching of 09-Jan-2009: The Ultimate Refuge. The last four Vajra Points.
    online: 20090109PH1030DP.mp3
3.2.2.2 The Essential Nature of each Vajra Point
3.2.2.2.1 The Dharmadhatu, which is to be Realised
3.2.2.2.1.1 How Dharmadhatu Pervades Everything
Note: This chapter is a comment on the three reasons given in verse 27 for the fact that all beings have buddha nature. Mipham Rinpoche's commentary is very closely related to the sengge naro commentary and ofter entire passages are identical. So it's very well worth comparing with Khen Rinpoche Namdrol's teachings on the Sengge Naro commentary.
  • Teaching of 13-Jan-2009: How the Dharmadhatu pervades everything. (cont.)
    online: 20090113PH1030DP.mp3


References

  1. Khenpo Namdrol's explanations on this commentary are available for online download: The Lion's Roar: A Commentary on Sugatagarbha
  2. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche: Buddha-Nature. Mahayana-Uttaratantra-Shastra by Arya Maitreya with Commentary by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Khyentse Foundation, 2007, p.2