Difference between revisions of "Minyak Kunzang Sönam"
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| − | [[Minyak Khenpo Kunzang Sonam]], Thubten Chokyi | + | [[Minyak Khenpo Kunzang Sonam]], [[Thubten Chokyi Drakpa]] (d.1901), was an amazing [[scholar]] from [[Minyak]] [[Kham]]. [[Kunzang Sonam]] was trained within the [[Geluk tradition]], but later became one of the most important heart-students of [[Dza Patrul Rinpoche]]. |
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| − | '''[[Thubten Chökyi Drakpa]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[thub bstan chos kyi grags pa]]'') or '''[[Minyak Kunzang Sönam]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[mi nyag kun bzang bsod nams]]'') (1823-1905) was an important [[disciple]] of [[Patrul Rinpoche]] famous for his commentaries on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' and ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva]]''. He was a [[teacher]] of [[Loter Wangpo]] and [[Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen]], from whom the [[Dalai Lama]] received teachings on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]''. Although a follower of the [[Gelugpa]] school, he is also mentioned as a prominent figure in the [[Dzogchen | + | '''[[Thubten Chökyi Drakpa]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[thub bstan chos kyi grags pa]]'') or '''[[Minyak Kunzang Sönam]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[mi nyag kun bzang bsod nams]]'') (1823-1905) was an important [[disciple]] of [[Patrul Rinpoche]] famous for his commentaries on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' and ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva]]''. He was a [[teacher]] of [[Loter Wangpo]] and [[Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen]], from whom the [[Dalai Lama]] received teachings on the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]''. Although a follower of the [[Gelugpa]] school, he is also mentioned as a prominent figure in the [[Dzogchen lineage]] of [[Patrul Rinpoche]], and is also said to have composed some [[Sakya]] writings. |
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
| − | Chökyi Drakpa's writings include: | + | [[Chökyi Drakpa's]] writings include: |
* ''[[The Excellent Vase that Grants the Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]]'' - a major commentary on the first eight chapters of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' | * ''[[The Excellent Vase that Grants the Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]]'' - a major commentary on the first eight chapters of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' | ||
*''[[The Brilliant Torch]]'' - one of two commentaries to the famous ninth [[chapter]] of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' | *''[[The Brilliant Torch]]'' - one of two commentaries to the famous ninth [[chapter]] of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' | ||
Revision as of 02:10, 30 September 2014
མི་ཉག་ཀུན་བཟང་བསོད་ནམས།
mi nyag kun bzang bsod nams
Thubten Chokyi Drakpa
ཐུབ་བསྟན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་གྲགས་པ།
thub bstan chos kyi grags pa
Short biography
Minyak Khenpo Kunzang Sonam, Thubten Chokyi Drakpa (d.1901), was an amazing scholar from Minyak Kham. Kunzang Sonam was trained within the Geluk tradition, but later became one of the most important heart-students of Dza Patrul Rinpoche.
Literary Works
Main Teachers
Patrul Rinpoche
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Main Students
Main Lineages
Geluk
Longchen Nyingtik
Alternate Names & Spellings
Khenpo Kunzang Sonam
Thubten Chökyi Drakpa (Wyl. thub bstan chos kyi grags pa) or Minyak Kunzang Sönam (Wyl. mi nyag kun bzang bsod nams) (1823-1905) was an important disciple of Patrul Rinpoche famous for his commentaries on the Bodhicharyavatara and Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. He was a teacher of Loter Wangpo and Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, from whom the Dalai Lama received teachings on the Bodhicharyavatara. Although a follower of the Gelugpa school, he is also mentioned as a prominent figure in the Dzogchen lineage of Patrul Rinpoche, and is also said to have composed some Sakya writings.
==Writings==
Chökyi Drakpa's writings include:
- The Excellent Vase that Grants the Qualities of the Bodhisattvas - a major commentary on the first eight chapters of the Bodhicharyavatara
- The Brilliant Torch - one of two commentaries to the famous ninth chapter of the Bodhicharyavatara
==Further Reading==
- Wisdom: Two Buddhist Commentaries, Khenchen Kunzang Palden and Minyak Kunzang Sönam, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, 1993, 2nd edition 1999, ISBN 2-906949-07-8
==External Links==
