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| '''The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech''' ([[wyl.]] ''’jam dbyangs bla ma’i zhal lung bdud rtsi’i thig pa'')– a commentary on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]] written by [[Khenpo Kunpal]], based on the oral tradition of [[Patrul Rinpoche]].
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| ==Praise for This Commentary==
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| [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] said:
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| :The ''Bodhicharyavatara'' is a text that can greatly benefit any practicing Buddhist. Among the many commentaries that exist on this text in Tibetan, I have personally found Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary to be the most practical, containing many key points essential to Buddhist practice. During my education I studied the ''Bodhicharyavatara'' with eminent scholars, and I read Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary many times. <ref name="andreas">''Drops of Nectar, Khenpo Kunpal's commentary on Shantideva's Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas'', translated by Andreas Kretschmar.</ref>
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| [[Dzogchen Khenpo Chöga]] said:
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| :You have to read the ''Bodhicharyavatara'' and Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary again and again. Every time you read it and ponder the meaning, you will gain some new insight... You should aim to achieve a degree of understanding whereby the text and its meaning are indelibly engraved in your mind…
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| :For students who did not grow up in a Buddhist environment such as the [[Shri Singha Shedra]], it is difficult to study all the important sutras and textbooks. I truly believe that by focusing on the ''Bodhicharyavatara'' and Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary alone and making this text part of your life, in conjunction with your yidam practice, you will become a true scholar and practitioner.
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| :I further believe that, in this day and age, Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary on the ''Bodhicharyavatara'', the ‘Life Story and Songs of Milarepa’, and Paltrül Rinpoche’s ‘Words of My Prefect Teacher’ are all the reading and studying a practitioner of the Nyingmapa School needs. If you do not aspire to become a khenpo, a preceptor of the monastic tradition, or a teacher of sutra and tantra, but aim to become an excellent practitioner of the dharma, then these three books and the oral meditation instructions of your root guru are all you need. Following this advice, you are neither in danger of going astray into stupid meditation nor of becoming a mere scholastic intellectual.
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| :Therefore, read the root text and Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary again and again, allowing fresh insights to continually ripen in your mind.<ref name="andreas"/>
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| ==Selected Chapter Outlines==
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| *[[Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 5 Outline|Chapter 5]]
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| *[[Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 6 Outline|Chapter 6]]
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| *[[Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 7 Outline|Chapter 7]]
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| *[[Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 8 Outline|Chapter 8]]
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| *[[Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 9 Outline|Chapter 9]]
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| ==Translations==
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| *Khenchen Kunzang Pelden and Minyak Kunzang Sönam, ''Wisdom: Two Buddhist Commentaries'', Editions Padmakara, 1999
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| *Kunzang Palden, ''The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech: A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva'', Shambhala, November 2007
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| *''Drops of Nectar: Khenpo Kunpal’s Commentary on Shantideva’s Entering the Conduct of the Bodhisattvas'', translated by Andreas Kretschmar, (chapters 1-5 only)
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| [in French]
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| * Kunzang Palden, ''Perles d'ambroisie'', Padmakara 2008
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| ==Teachings Available on MP3 Audio Files==
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| *[[Teachings on 'Nectar of Manjushri's Speech (MP3)'|MP3 audio files of teachings given by Khenpo Sönam Tobden on 'Nectar of Manjushri's Speech', Rigpa Shedra East, 2006-7]]
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://www.kunpal.com/ Translation by Andreas Kretschmar of the first five chapters] - available for free download in pdf format
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| ===Notes===
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Texts]]
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| [[Category:Bodhicharyavatara]]
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