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* ''Teaching of 08-Jan-2009:'' The Qualities of the Sangha. The three Types of Refuge. <br>'''online:''' [http://www.rigpawiki.org/Media/Audio/2009/20090108PH1030DP.mp3 20090108PH1030DP.mp3]
* ''Teaching of 08-Jan-2009:'' The Qualities of the Sangha. The three Types of Refuge. <br>'''online:''' [http://www.rigpawiki.org/Media/Audio/2009/20090108PH1030DP.mp3 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. <br>'''online:''' [http://www.rigpawiki.org/Media/Audio/2009/20090109PH1030DP.mp3 20090109PH1030DP.mp3]


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3.2.1.2.3 Establishing what is ultimate refuge
=====3.2.2.2 The essential nature of each=====
3.2.1.3 A semantic explanation
=====3.2.2.2.1 The Dharmadhatu, which is to be realised=====
3.2.2 Detailed explanation of the other four points, comprising the way in which they are attained.
=====3.2.2.2.1.1 How Dharmadhatu pervades everything=====
3.2.2.1 Explaining them in common
=====3.2.2.2.1.2 Short synopsis of how it pervades=====
3.2.2.1.1 How the four points can only be perceived by the sublime ones
=====3.2.2.2.1.3 Detailed explanation of the synopsis=====
3.2.2.1.2 Explaining that they are inconceivable
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1 The essence made pure by the cause=====
3.2.2.1.3 Detailed explanation of the reasons for that
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.1 Teaching common to both what is to be purified and what purifies=====
3.2.2.1.4 Classifying them into substantial and conditioning causes
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2 Individual explanations of the nature of each=====
3.2.2.2 The essential nature of each
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.1 The essential nature which is to be purified=====
3.2.2.2.1 The Dharmadhatu, which is to be realised
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2 The cause which purifies=====
3.2.2.2.1.1 How Dharmadhatu pervades everything [371]
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2.1 How the four obscurations, which are to be abandoned, are abandoned=====
3.2.2.2.1.2 Short synopsis of how it pervades {383 LTs 211}
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2.2 How the antidote transforms one into an heir of the buddhas=====
3.2.2.2.1.3 Detailed explanation of the synopsis
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.2 The result accomplished by action=====
3.2.2.2.1.3.1 The essence made pure by the cause
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.2.1 Teaching common to both what is to be attained and what attains it=====
3.2.2.2.1.3.1.1 Teaching common to both what is to be purified and what purifies
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2 Detailed explanations of the nature of each individually=====
3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2 Individual explanations of the nature of each
=====3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1 The result that is to be attained=====
3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.1 The essential nature which is to be purified
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3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2 The cause which purifies
3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2.1 How the four obscurations, which are to be abandoned, are abandoned.
3.2.2.2.1.3.1.2.2.2 How the antidote transforms one into an heir of the buddhas
3.2.2.2.1.3.2 The result accomplished by action
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.1 Teaching common to both what is to be attained and what attains it
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2 Detailed explanations of the nature of each individually
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1 The result that is to be attained
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1 How the opposites, which are to be abandoned, are abandoned.
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1 How the opposites, which are to be abandoned, are abandoned.
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1.2 How, by abandoning these, the four results are obtained.
3.2.2.2.1.3.2.2.1.2 How, by abandoning these, the four results are obtained.

Revision as of 13:46, 9 January 2009

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 is currently working on a translation 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



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