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| − | :The first teachings I received on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]] were given by [[Khenpo]] Triso Rinchen and were based on [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentary. From [[Khenpo Sangye Tendzin]] I received another commentary on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]], also based on [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentary. From [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], in 1967, I received a [[reading transmission]] interspersed with commentary on [[Drops of Nectar|Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary]]. | + | :The first teachings I received on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]] were given by [[Khenpo]] [[Triso Rinchen]] and were based on [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentary. From [[Khenpo Sangye Tendzin]] I received another commentary on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]], also based on [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentary. From [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], in 1967, I received a [[reading transmission]] interspersed with commentary on [[Drops of Nectar|Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary]]. |
:[[Khenpo Shenga]] wrote an ’annotation commentary’ on each of the ‘thirteen great textbooks’ of [[Indian]] origin, including the [[Bodhicharyavatara]]. One [[reason]] that [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentaries are so widely used is that his [[lineage]] of explanation goes back to [[Paltrül Rinpoche]]. Paltrül [[Rinpoche’s]] [[lineage]] carries a lot of [[blessing]] and powerful [[aspirations]]. | :[[Khenpo Shenga]] wrote an ’annotation commentary’ on each of the ‘thirteen great textbooks’ of [[Indian]] origin, including the [[Bodhicharyavatara]]. One [[reason]] that [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentaries are so widely used is that his [[lineage]] of explanation goes back to [[Paltrül Rinpoche]]. Paltrül [[Rinpoche’s]] [[lineage]] carries a lot of [[blessing]] and powerful [[aspirations]]. | ||
| − | :[[Khenpo Shenga]] himself was not biased by any {{Wiki|sectarianism}}, basing his annotation commentaries for the most part on ‘[[Indian]] commentaries’. The [[Indian]] texts are considered to be without error and are prior to any of the {{Wiki|sectarianism}} of the [[Tibetan]] | + | :[[Khenpo Shenga]] himself was not biased by any {{Wiki|sectarianism}}, basing his annotation commentaries for the most part on ‘[[Indian]] commentaries’. The [[Indian]] texts are considered to be without error and are prior to any of the {{Wiki|sectarianism}} of the [[Tibetan]] schools. This is another [[reason]] why the [[Nyingma]], [[Sakya]] and [[Kagyü]] schools all accept [[Khenpo Shenga’s]] annotation commentaries.<ref name="andreas"/> |
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Khenpo Shenga
Annotated Commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara (Tib. སྤྱོད་འཇུག་འམཆན་འགྲེལ་, Wyl. spyod ‘jug ‘mchan ‘grel) — a commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara written by Khenpo Shenga, based on the oral tradition of Patrul Rinpoche.
Khenpo Shenga was a student of Orgyen Tendzin Norbu with whom he studied for thirteen years and from whom he received the oral explanation lineage of Paltrul Rinpoche. Based on these teachings, he wrote his famous ’annotation commentaries’ on the thirteen great texts of Indian origin, including the Bodhicharyavatara.
Praise for Khenpo Shenga’s Annotation Commentaries
Kyabje Khenpo Trashi Palden said:
- In general, the ‘teaching tradition’ at our shedra [Trashi Yangzhag Kyilwa] followed the tradition of the Dzongsar Shedra, which in turn was based on Khenpo Shenga’s annotation commentaries to all ‘thirteen great textbooks of Indian origin’. These annotation commentaries, which for the most part are based on the Indian commentaries to these texts, provide the basis for teaching on all the great textbooks of Indian origin. [1]
Khenpo Pema Sherab said:
- The first teachings I received on the Bodhicharyavatara were given by Khenpo Triso Rinchen and were based on Khenpo Shenga’s annotation commentary. From Khenpo Sangye Tendzin I received another commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara, also based on Khenpo Shenga’s annotation commentary. From Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, in 1967, I received a reading transmission interspersed with commentary on Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary.
- Khenpo Shenga wrote an ’annotation commentary’ on each of the ‘thirteen great textbooks’ of Indian origin, including the Bodhicharyavatara. One reason that Khenpo Shenga’s annotation commentaries are so widely used is that his lineage of explanation goes back to Paltrül Rinpoche. Paltrül Rinpoche’s lineage carries a lot of blessing and powerful aspirations.
- Khenpo Shenga himself was not biased by any sectarianism, basing his annotation commentaries for the most part on ‘Indian commentaries’. The Indian texts are considered to be without error and are prior to any of the sectarianism of the Tibetan schools. This is another reason why the Nyingma, Sakya and Kagyü schools all accept Khenpo Shenga’s annotation commentaries.[1]
