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Welcome to the searchable catalog of the Tsadra Foundation Research Library in Boulder, Colorado. This is a private archive of Buddhist studies material to be used internally by Tsadra Foundation, its staff and fellow translators.

Newly Added: Books

2025

Books · Contemporary Buddhist Writings

How Not to Miss the Point

Khandro Rinpoche. How Not to Miss the Point: The Buddha's Wisdom for a Life Well Lived. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2025.

2025

Books · Translations

Atiśa's Stages of the Path to Awakening

Apple, James B. Atiśa's Stages of the Path to Awakening: Together with Commentaries and Ritual Texts. New York: Wisdom Publications, 2025.

2008

Books · Academic Publications, Art Books

108 Buddhist Statues in Tibet

von Schroeder, Ulrich. 108 Buddhist Statues in Tibet: Evolution of Tibetan Sculptures. Chicago: Serindia Publications and Visual Dharma Publications 2008.

2025

Books · Translations, Collections of Essays, Edited Dharma Teaching

Buddhist Masters of Modern China

Brose, Benjamin, ed. Buddhist Masters of Modern China: The Lives and Legacies of Eight Eminent Teachers. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2025.

2025

Books · Translations, Buddhist Topic Monographs

Sakya Pandita: Three Biographies

Gyaltsen, Khenpo Kalsang, and Chodrungma Kunga Chodron, trans. Sakya Pandita: Three Biographies. By Drogön Chögyal Phakpa, Gorampa Sönam Sengé and Jamgön Ameshab. New York: Wisdom Publications, 2025.

2025

Books · Translations, Academic Publications

Making the Invisible Real

Hartman, Catherine. Making the Invisible Real: Practices of Seeing in Tibetan Pilgrimage. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025.

2022

Books · Contemporary Buddhist Writings

Meditations of the Pali Tradition

Cousins, L.S. Meditations of the Pali Tradition: Illuminating Buddhist Doctrine, History and Practice. Edited by Sarah Shaw. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2022.

2006

Books · Translations

The Essence of Refined Gold: An Explanation of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment

Patton, Rosemary, trans. The Essence of Refined Gold: An Explanation of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. By the Third Dalai Lama, Sönam Gyatso. Veneux-les-Sablons, France: Dagpo Rimpoché et Institut Guépèle, 2006.

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2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Dbu ma dwags brgyud grub shing - smad cha (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Rgyal dbang Mi skyod rdo rje. Dbu ma dwags brgyud grub shing - smad cha. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 45. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Chos drug khrid yig gsang chen de nyid gsal ba (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal. Chos drug khrid yig gsang chen de nyid gsal ba. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 44. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bskyed rdzogs gnad bsdus 'grel ba nor bu'i snang ba (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Sdom bu ba Pad+ma rnam rgyal. Bskyed rdzogs gnad bsdus 'grel ba nor bu'i snang ba. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 9. Third Edition. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bka' 'gyur gyi bsdus don dang phyogs bcu'i mun sel gyi mdo

Skyabs rje Sangs rgyas mnyan pa Rin po che. Bka' 'gyur gyi bsdus don dang phyogs bcu'i mun sel gyi mdo. Overview of Kangyur and The Sutra of Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

'jug pa sems bskyed drug pa'i skabs rang 'grel tshig gsal gyi 'dogs mchan thig gsal gyi dgongs don rab gsal

Sangs rgyas mnyan pa Rin po che. 'jug pa sems bskyed drug pa'i skabs rang 'grel tshig gsal gyi 'dogs mchan thig gsal gyi dgongs don rab gsal. Illuminating the Intended Meaning of the Clear Words: Annotations On the Chapter Six of Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way. Ban chen bshad grwa deb phreng 31. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Rje mi la'i mgur khrid khyab gdal gshis kyi ngo mthong

Skyabs rje Sangs rgyas mnyan pa Rin po che. Rje mi la'i mgur khrid khyab gdal gshis kyi ngo mthong. Seeing the All-Pervasive Natural Face: Teachings on the Sings of Jetsun Milarepa. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

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2024

Books · Translations

Nyingma: Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga: Part Two (Blankleder and Fletcher 2024)

Blankleder, Helena and Wulstan Fletcher (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. Nyingma: Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga: Part Two. Compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul. The Treasury of Precious Instructions. Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet. Vol 2. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2024.

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2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Dbu ma dwags brgyud grub shing - smad cha (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Rgyal dbang Mi skyod rdo rje. Dbu ma dwags brgyud grub shing - smad cha. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 45. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Chos drug khrid yig gsang chen de nyid gsal ba (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal. Chos drug khrid yig gsang chen de nyid gsal ba. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 44. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2025

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bskyed rdzogs gnad bsdus 'grel ba nor bu'i snang ba (Rigpe Dorje 2025)

Sdom bu ba Pad+ma rnam rgyal. Bskyed rdzogs gnad bsdus 'grel ba nor bu'i snang ba. Rigpe Dorje Study Series 9. Third Edition. Kalimpong: Rigpe Dorje Publications, 2025.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

'jug pa sems bskyed drug pa'i skabs rang 'grel tshig gsal gyi 'dogs mchan thig gsal gyi dgongs don rab gsal

Sangs rgyas mnyan pa Rin po che. 'jug pa sems bskyed drug pa'i skabs rang 'grel tshig gsal gyi 'dogs mchan thig gsal gyi dgongs don rab gsal. Illuminating the Intended Meaning of the Clear Words: Annotations On the Chapter Six of Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way. Ban chen bshad grwa deb phreng 31. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Rje mi la'i mgur khrid khyab gdal gshis kyi ngo mthong

Skyabs rje Sangs rgyas mnyan pa Rin po che. Rje mi la'i mgur khrid khyab gdal gshis kyi ngo mthong. Seeing the All-Pervasive Natural Face: Teachings on the Sings of Jetsun Milarepa. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

2024

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Rje btsun mi la'i gsung mgur gna' deng gi 'grel pa phyogs bsgrigs

Sangs rgyas mnyan pa yab sras sogs. Rje btsun mi la'i gsung mgur: Gna' deng gi 'grel pa phyogs bsgrigs. Songs of Milarepa: A Collection of Early and Contemporary Commentaries. Kathmandu: Benchen Publications, 2024.

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Translations from 2024

Total: 12

2024

Books · Translations

A Garland of Immortal Wish-fulfilling Trees 2024

Zangpo, Tsering Lama Jampal. A Garland of Immortal Wish-fulfilling Trees: The Palyul Tradition of Nyingmapa. Translated by Sangye Khandro. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion Publications, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations, Edited Dharma Teaching

Garland of Views 2024

Sherab, Khenchen Palden and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. Garland of Views: The First Guhyagarbha Teaching in Tibet by Guru Padmasambhava. Edited by Samye Translation Group. Sidney Center, NY: Dharma Samudra, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

Kālacakra-Tantra - Vol. 1 (Reigle 2024)

Reigle, David, ed. Kālacakra-Tantra: A corrected edition along with Two Tibetan Translations- Vol.1 Chapter 1: Lokadhātu-Patala. Śata-Piṭaka Series Indo-Asian Literatures Volume 669. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations, Academic Publications, Scholarly Editions

Longing to Awaken (Gayley and Townsend 2024)

Gayley, Holly and Dominique Townsend, eds. Longing to Awaken: Buddhist Devotion in Tibetan Poetry and Song. Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

Nyingma: Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga: Part Two (Blankleder and Fletcher 2024)

Blankleder, Helena and Wulstan Fletcher (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. Nyingma: Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga: Part Two. Compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul. The Treasury of Precious Instructions. Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet. Vol 2. Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

Perfect Awakening

DiSimone, Charles. Perfect Awakening: An Edition and Translation of of the Prāsādika and Prasādanīya Sutras. Dīrghāgama Studies Vol 1. New York: Wisdom Publications, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations, Academic Publications

Ratnakūta Studies - Vol. 1

Felbur, Rafal, ed. Ratnakūṭa Studies, Volume I. Buddhist Open Philology Project 1 Leiden: Brill, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

The Amazing Treasury of the Sakya Lineage - Vol. 1 (Sherab and King 2024)

Sherab, Khenpo Kunga, and Matthew King, trans. The Amazing Treasury of the Sakya Lineage, Vol.1 By Ameshab Ngakwang Kunga Sönam. New York: Wisdom Publications, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind

Gethin, Stephen (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind: A Treasure Tantra of the Great Perfection. By Deshek Lingpa with a commentary by Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2024.

2024

Books · Translations

The Oral Instruction Tantra - Vol. 1

Yuthok Yonten Gonpo. The Oral Instruction Tantra from the Secret Quintessential Instructions on the Eight Branches of the Ambrosia Essence Tantra, Vol 1. Translated by Translation Department, Men-Tsee-Khang. Dharamasala: Men-Tsee Khang Publications, 2024.

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Translations from 2023

Total: 2

2023

Books · Translations, Collections of Essays

Buddhism in Tibet & the Himalayas: Texts and Traditions - Vol. 2 (2023)

Ehrhard, Franz-Karl. Buddhism in Tibet & the Himalayas: Texts and Traditions - Vol. 2 Bhairahawa, Nepal: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2023.

2023

Books · Translations

Science et Philosophie dans les œuvres Classiques du Bouddhisme Indien - Vol.1 (Padmakara 2023)

Jinpa, Thupten, ed. Science et Philosophie dans les œuvres Classiques du Bouddhisme Indien - Vol.1: Le Monde Physique. Translated by Comité de Traduction Padmakara. Plazac, FR: Éditions Padmakara, 2023.

Translations from 2022

Total: 1

2022

Books · Translations, Contemporary Buddhist Writings

The Art of Transforming the Mind

Wallace, B. Alan. The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the Tibetan Practice of Lojong. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2022.

Newly Added: Tibetan Publications

Published 2021 & 2022

2022

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - bar cha

Various. Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - bar cha: bar do'i rnam bzhad dang zhal gdams. Teachings of the Bardos (The Intermediate State Between Life and Death) Volume Two. Benchen Publications, Kathmandu, 2022.

2022

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - smad cha

Various. Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - smad cha: bar do'i rnam bzhad dang zhal gdams. Teachings of the Bardos (The Intermediate State Between Life and Death) Volume Three. Benchen Publications, Kathmandu, 2022.

2022

Tibetan Publications · Volume

Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - stod cha

Various. Bar do'i rnam gzhag gces btus - stod cha: bar do'i rnam bzhad dang zhal gdams. Teachings of the Bardos (The Intermediate State Between Life and Death) Volume One. Benchen Publications, Kathmandu, 2022.

Newly Added: Articles

2025

Articles · Translations, Editorial Content

The Wheel-Like Path: Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna's Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva

Forgues, Gregory, and Khenpo Konchok Tamphel, trans. "The Wheel-Like Path: Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna's Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva." With Introduction, Notes, and Appendices. Bodhicitta: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, June 17, 2025.

No date provided

Articles · Chapters in a Book

Changing Interpretations of Meditation in the Bodhicaryāvatāra: Meditation and the Concept of the Equality of Self and Other

Ishida, Chiko. "Changing Interpretations of Meditation in the Bodhicaryāvatāra: Meditation and the Concept of the Equality of Self and Other." In Buddhist Meditative Traditions: Their Origin and Development, 207–24.

No date provided

Articles · Digital Publications, Interviews

On Sanskrit Prosody – An Interview with Prof. Kashinath Nyaupane

Nyaupane, Kashinath, and Julia Stenzel. "On Sanskrit Prosody – An Interview with Prof. Kashinath Nyaupane." Kathmandu: Bodhisvara: Melodies of Awakening, n.d. https://www.bodhisvara.com/?page_id=671.

2025

Articles · Translations, Editorial Content

Sacred Words, Living Practice: Patrul Rinpoche and the Bodhicaryāvatāra (Forgues 2025)

Forgues, Greg. "Sacred Words, Living Practice: Patrul Rinpoche and the Bodhicaryāvatāra." Bodhicitta: A Tsadra Foundation Initiative, Feb 24, 2025.

1981

Articles · Chapters in a Book

Stabilizing in the Bodhimind (LTWA 1981)

Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, comp. "Stabilizing in the Bodhimind." In The Sublime Path of the Victorious Ones, 37–41. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1981.

1996

Articles · Chapters in a Book

Mind of Enlightenment (Sangpo 1996)

Sangpo, Khetsun. "Mind of Enlightenment." In Tantric Practice in Nying-ma, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, co-edited by Anne Klein, 125–40. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.

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Newly Added: Dissertations

2000

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Why Do Americans Practice Tibetan Buddhism?

Capper, Daniel Stuart, Jr. Why Do Americans Practice Tibetan Buddhism?. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2000.

2009

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Knowing Body, Moving Mind: Ritualizing and Learning in Two Buddhist Centres in Toronto

Campbell, Patricia Q. Knowing Body, Moving Mind: Ritualizing and Learning in Two Buddhist Centres in Toronto. PhD diss., Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009.

1987

Dissertations ·

The Development of a Buddhist Philosophy of Language and Its Culmination in Tibetan Mādhyamika Thought

2009

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Embodying Morality: A Pluralistic Approach to the Cultivation of Moral Perception and Action Through the Body

Butnor, Ashby. Embodying Morality: A Pluralistic Approach to the Cultivation of Moral Perception and Action Through the Body. PhD diss., University of Hawai'i, 2009.

2009

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Shelled: Evocations of a Ghostly Ethics

Burgos, Adam. Shelled: Evocations of a Ghostly Ethics. PhD diss., American University, 2009.

1985

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Tarthang Tulku and the Quest for an American Buddhism

Browning, James Clyde. Tarthang Tulku and the Quest for an American Buddhism. PhD diss., Baylor University, 1985.

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Newly Added: Periodical Issues

2025

Periodical Issues · Magazine Issues

Lion's Roar/Vol. 10 No. 3 (2025)

McLeod, Melvin, ed. Lion's Roar. Vol. 10 No. 3. San Francisco: Lion's Roar Foundation, 2025.

2024

Periodical Issues · Magazine Issues

Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly/ Vol. 22 No. 2 (2024)

McLeod, Melvin, ed. Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide 22, No. 2, 2024.

1994

Periodical Issues · Journal Issues

Pacific World/New Series, No. 10, (1994)

The Pacific World: Journal of The Institute of Buddhist Studies. Special 45th Anniversary Issue on Japanese Religions. New Series Number 10, Fall 1994.

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Periodical Issues ·

Acta Indologica/Vol VI (1984)

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Multimedia · Video

Lojong: The Origins and Purpose of Mind Training in Buddhism by Lama Jampa Thaye

Thaye, Lama Jampa. "Lojong: The Origins and Purpose of Mind Training in Buddhism." Produced by Lama Jampa Thaye, Sep 11, 2022. Video, 39:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SujYqM9ousk.

Multimedia · Video

Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara by Ringu Tulku (11 of 11)

Ring Tulku. "Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara." Part 11 of 11. Recorded at Vajradhara Ling, France, August 5–7, 2013. Produced by Bodhicharya. Video, 24:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cse6kjy-aAA.

Multimedia · Video

Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara by Ringu Tulku (10 of 11)

Ring Tulku. "Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara." Part 10 of 11. Recorded at Vajradhara Ling, France, August 5–7, 2013. Produced by Bodhicharya. Video, 24:29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxM4EnyKfhs.

Multimedia · Video

Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara by Ringu Tulku (9 of 11)

Ring Tulku. "Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara." Part 9 of 11. Recorded at Vajradhara Ling, France, August 5–7, 2013. Produced by Bodhicharya. Video, 24:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpM5BMNRlA4.

Multimedia · Video

Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara by Ringu Tulku (8 of 11)

Ring Tulku. "Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara." Part 8 of 11. Recorded at Vajradhara Ling, France, August 5–7, 2013. Produced by Bodhicharya. Video, 27:28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=repztYYxjlk.

Multimedia · Video

Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara by Ringu Tulku (7 of 11)

Ring Tulku. "Meditation Instructions on Bodhicharyavatara." Part 7 of 11. Recorded at Vajradhara Ling, France, August 5–7, 2013. Produced by Bodhicharya. Video, 19:44. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2dWAW6vnP8.

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