The Great Hūṃ : a commentary on Śāntideva's Way of the bodhisattva / Minyak Kunzang Sönam ; translated by Douglas S. Duckworth.

Author/creator Thub-bstan-chos-kyi-grags-pa author.
Other author Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- translator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Wisdom Publications, [2025]
Descriptionx, 948 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Śāntideva, active 7th century. Bodhicaryāvatāra.
Bodhisattva (The concept)
Mahayana Buddhism--Doctrines.

Uniform titleSpyod ʼjug gi ʼgrel bshad rgyal sras yon tan bum bzang. English
Portion of title Commentary on Śāntideva's Way of the bodhisattva
Contents Translator's introduction: Outline of the text -- The Life of Kunzang Sönam -- The Gemang Movement -- Voice: A Note on Translation -- Excellent Vase That Spills Forth an Ocean of the Inexhaustible and Precious Qualities of the Victor's Children: An Explanation of the "Way of the Bodhisattva" -- Chapters That Generate the Spirit of Awakening: 1. Benefits of the Spirit of Awakening -- 2. Confession of Evil -- 3. Completely Upholding the Spirit of Awakening -- Chapters That Protect the Spirit of Awakening: 4. Carefulness -- Overview of the Bodhisattva Trainings -- Explanation of the Verses -- 5. Guarding Meta-Awareness -- 6. Patience -- Chapters That Develop the Spirit of Awakening: 7. Diligence -- 8. Meditative Concentration.
Abstract "The text translated below is by the nineteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist monk Kunzang Sönam (a.k.a. Minyak Kunsö and Tupten Chökyi Drakpa). It is a commentary on Śāntideva's masterwork the Way of the Bodhisattva, showing how the verses of this text are embedded in a vast Buddhist literature. Kunzang Sönam's text is nothing less than a comprehensive introduction to the Mahāyāna. He not only explains Śāntideva's verses but shows their connection to a network of many other texts, drawing on his teacher's words and citing hundreds of sūtras to show how the verses are beautifully integrated within, and express, a Buddhist textual universe. The extensive commentary translated here covers the first eight chapters of Śāntideva's text and fills the entire third volume (hūṃ) of Kunzang Sönam's collected works. Kunzang Sönam wrote two other commentaries on the Way of the Bodhisattva, a commentary on the words of the ninth chapter, "Wisdom," and an overview of this chapter that is an introduction to Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka philosophy, which I translated in The Profound Reality of Interdependence. Kunzang Sönam was a student of Paltrul Rinpoché, who revived the study and practice of the Way of the Bodhisattva in eastern Tibet in the nineteenth century. His text exemplifies a rich tradition of Buddhist scholarship and practical instruction"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Thub-bstan-chos-kyi-grags-pa. Spyod ʼjug gi ʼgrel bshad rgyal sras yon tan bum bzang. English Great Hūṃ. First edition New York : Wisdom Publications, 2025 9781614298823
LCCN 2024005145
ISBN9781614298731
ISBN1614298734 (hardcover)
ISBN(ebook)

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