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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.
Featured Books
2024
Books · Translations
Kadam: Stages of the Path, Mind Training and Esoteric Practice - Part 1 (Engle 2024)
Engle, Artemus B., trans. Kadam: Stages of the Path, Mind Training and Esoteric Practice, Part 1. Vol. 3 of The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2024.
2023
Books · Translations
Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor - Part 2 (Harding 2023)
Harding, Sarah, trans. Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part 2. Vol. 12 of The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2023.
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.
2023
Books · Translations
Marpa Kagyu: Methods of Liberation - Part 1
Callahan, Elizabeth M., trans. Marpa Kagyu: Methods of Liberation, Part 1. Vol. 7 of The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2023.
2020
Books · Translations
Les Systèmes Philosophiques Bouddhistes (Charrier 2020)
Charrier, Christian, trans. Trésor de connaissances: Les systèmes philosophiques bouddhistes - Volume 1. By Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Collection Tsadra. Le Plantou, France: Éditions Padmakara, 2020.
2022
Books · Translations
The Precious Treasury of the Fundamental Nature
Blankleder, Helena, and Wulstan Fletcher (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. The Precious Treasury of the Fundamental Nature. By Longchenpa. With a commentary by Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2022.
Newest Tsadra Sponsored Tibetan Books
2024
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Khyad par du 'phags pa'i bstod pa'i rgya cher bshad pa, dge tshul kA ri kA'i mchan 'grel, rtags rigs kyi rnam gzhag (Shechen Publications 2024)
Slob dpon mtho btsun grub rje, Slob dpon klu grub, Mi pham rgya mtsho, mkhan chen thub bstan brtson 'grus. khyad par du 'phags pa'i bstod pa'i rgya cher bshad pa, dge tshul kA ri kA'i mchan 'grel, rtags rigs kyi rnam gzhag. Shechen Shedra Series 3. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 2024.
2024
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Sdom gsum rnam par nges pa'i mchan 'grel (Shechen Publications 2024)
Mnga' ris paN chen pad+ma dbang rgyal and Dge mang mkhan chen yon tan rgya mtsho. sdom gsum rnam par nges pa'i mchan 'grel rig 'dzin 'jug ngogs Shechen Shedra Series 2. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 2024.
2022
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Jo nang kun mkhyen dol po sangs rgyas kyis mdzad pa'i rab dbye khud 'phags rnam lnga'i gzhung dang sa bcad sbrags ma (Kha-Nyam Publications 2022)
Dol po pa. Jo nang kun mkhyen dol po sangs rgyas kyis mdzad pa'i rab dbye khud 'phags rnam lnga'i gzhung dang sa bcad sbrags ma. Kathmandu: Kha-Nyam Publications, 2022.
2023
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Mkhan chen rdo rje 'dzin pa kun bzang gang shar rang grol dbang po'i gsung 'bum thar pa'i lam ston (Thrangu Dharma Kara 2023)
Mkhan po gang shar. mkhan chen rdo rje 'dzin pa kun bzang gang shar rang grol dbang po'i gsung 'bum thar pa'i lam ston. Kathmandu: Thrangu Dharma Kara Publication, 2023.
Translations from 2024
Total: 22
2024
Books · Translations
Jewel Treasure of the Dharmadhatu (Light of Berotsana 2024)
Chonam, Lama, and Sangye Khandro (Light of Berotsana Translation Group), trans. Jewel Treasure of the Dharmadhātu (chöying rinpoche'i dzöd): With the Autocommentary, A Treasury of Citations. By Omniscient Longchen Rabjam. Ashland, OR: Berotsana Publications, 2024.
2024
Books · Translations
Kadam: Stages of the Path, Mind Training and Esoteric Practice - Part 1 (Engle 2024)
Engle, Artemus B., trans. Kadam: Stages of the Path, Mind Training and Esoteric Practice, Part 1. Vol. 3 of The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), compiled by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Tsadra Foundation Series. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2024.
2024
Books · Translations
Kunzang Sonam Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva Chapters 1-8 (Duckworth Draft 2024)
Duckworth, Douglas, trans. Excellent Vase That Spills Forth an Ocean of the Inexhaustible and Precious Qualities of the Victor's Heirs: An Explanation of the "Way of the Bodhisattva." By Minyak Kunzang Sönam. Draft Manuscript, July 2024. Forthcoming from Wisdom Publications.
2024
Books · Academic Publications, Translations
Les vers didactiques fondamentaux sur la doctrine de la voie du milieu (Mūla-Madhyamaka-kārikā) de Nāgārjuna (May 2024)
May, Jacques. Les vers didactiques fondamentaux sur la doctrine de la voie du milieu (Mūla-Madhyamaka-kārikā) de Nāgārjuna. Edited by Jérôme Ducor and Henry W. Isler. Rayon Histoire de la Librairie Droz 11. Geneva: Librairie Droz, 2024.
2024
Books · Translations, 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.
Translations from 2023
Total: 41
2023
Books · Translations, Buddhist Topic Monographs
A Journey to the West - Vol. 1 (Sodargye 2023)
Sodargye, Khenpo, ed. A Journey to the West - Vol.1 : Recollections of Accompanying My Guru to Europe and North America in 1993. Translated by the International Translation team. Taipei: DeKi Publishing, 2023.
2023
Books · Translations, Buddhist Topic Monographs
A Journey to the West - Vol. 2 (Sodargye 2023)
Sodargye, Khenpo, ed. A Journey to the West - Vol.2 : Recollections of Accompanying My Guru to Europe and North America in 1993. Translated by the International Translation team. Taipei: DeKi Publishing, 2023.
2023
Books · Translations, Academic Publications
A Study of the Life and Works of Go-rams-pa bSod-nams-seng-ge and a Translation and Critical Edition of his sDom gsum kha skong (Jamtsho 2023)
Jamtsho, Sonam. A Study of the Life and Works of Go-rams-pa bSod-nams-seng-ge and a Translation and Critical Edition of his sDom gsum kha skong. New Delhi, India: Dev Publishers & Distributors, 2023.
Translations from 2022
Total: 65
2022
Books · Translations, Academic Publications
A Splash of the Logical Reason
Steinkellner, Ernst, trans, ed. A Splash of the Logical Reason: Dharmakīrti's Hetubindu Translated. Beiträge zur Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens, 108. Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Klasse, 925. Vienna: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2022.
2022
Books · Translations, Digital Publications
Ascertaining the Vinaya: Upāli's Questions: Vinayaviniścayopāliparipṛcchā (Erdene-Ochir, B.)
Erdene-Ochir, ErdeneBaatar, Jake Nagasawa, and Jaakko Takkinen (UCSB Buddhist Studies Translation Group), trans. and ed. Ascertaining the Vinaya: Upāli's Questions (Vinayaviniścayopāliparipṛcchā). 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, 2021. https://read.84000.co/translation/toh68.html.
2022
Books · Translations
Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra: Entering the Way of the Bodhisattvas (2022, Khenpo Gawang and Wiener)
Gawang, Khenpo, and Gerry Wiener, trans. Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra: Entering the Way of the Bodhisattvas by Shantideva - Dunhuang Edition. Memphis, TN: Jeweled Lotus Publishing, 2022.
Newly Added: Books
2024
Books · Edited Dharma Teaching
The Six Bardos of the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Sherab and Dongyal 2024)
Sherab, Khenchen Palden and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. The Six Bardos of the Tibetan Book of the Dead: Dzogchen Teachings on The Peaceful and Wrathful Deities. Edited by Samye Translation Group. Rochester Vermont: Inner Traditions, 2024.
2009
Books · Translations
The Bodhisambhāra Treatise Commentary (Dharmamitra 2009)
Dharmamitra, Bhikshu, trans. The Bodhisambhāra Treatise Commentary. The Early Indian Exegesis on Ārya Nāgārujuna's Treatise on The Provisions For Enlightenment. (Bodhisambhāra Śāstra). Commentary by Bhikshu Vaśitva. Kalavanka Buddhist Classics. Seattle: Kalavinka Press, 2009.
Newly Added: Tibetan Publications
Published 2021 & 2022
2022
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Bka' bsdu bzhi pa'i rtsa bsdus 'grel gsum gyi shan sbyar ma kun mkhyen dol po'i zhal lung zhes bya ba
Dol po pa. bka' bsdu bzhi pa'i rtsa bsdus 'grel gsum gyi shan sbyar ma kun mkhyen dol po'i zhal lung zhes bya ba bzhugs so. Kathmandu: Kha-Nyam Publications, 2022.
2021
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Bod kyi tshad gzhung thog ma
The current and second research monograph in the Series-Bod kyi tshad gzhung thog ma: Chos rgyal khri srong lde 'u btsan gyi rnam thar dang - bka' yang dag pa'i tshad ma'i brjod bya rjod byed la zhib jug by mKhan-po dPalbzang-dar-rgyas, one of the four pilots-is the fruit of many years of intensive training and research. The title of the monograph may be roughly rendered as: The First Tibetan Work on Logic and Epistemology: A Study of the Biography/Hagiography of the Religious King Khri-srong-lde 'u-btsan and the Text and Content of [His] "Testimony of the Correct Teachings [of the Buddha] " (bKa' yang dag pa'i tshad ma). The study contains a critical edition the bKa'yang dag pa'i tshad ma prepared by consulting all accessible textual witnesses, and an in-depth study of the main topics of the work, such as the four types of reasoning (yzukti: rigs pa). As its title states, it also contains a study of the life and works of King Khri-srong-lde'u-btsan, which is based on whatever textual evidences that could be found, and which provides the necessary background and context of the work under investigation. mKhan-po also addresses, among many other things, the issue of the authorship and the nature of the work. He puts forward his stance, as reflected in the title, that there is no adequate reason to reject the authorship of the bKa' yang dag pa'i tshad ma, and also that the work could be considered the first Tibetan work on Buddhist logic and epistemology. Like any other study, there will certainly be room for corrections and improvements, but all in all mKhan-po's study is exemplary in his pursuing the historical-philological approach to the study of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist texts and ideas. The value of mKhan-po's research is bound to be enduring, and it would be impossible for anyone wishing to pursue further study on the bKa yang dag pa'i tshad ma to ignore this important contribution.
2021
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Chos bzang rigs pa'i rnam dpyod
The current and third research monograph in the Series--Chos bzang rigs pa'i rnam dpyod: Rong zom pa ma hā pandi ta'i theg tshul rjod byed zhib dpyad zhu dag lung khungs ngos 'dzin dang - brjod bya gnas lugs rig par rtsad zhib tshom bu by mKhan-po bKra-shis-rdo-rje, one of the four pilots from the NNRC is a fruit of many years of intensive research. The main title of the monograph is a clear allusion to Mahāyānasūtrālamkāra 8.9a: sudharmatāyuktivicāransaya, the Tibetan rendering being chos bzang rigs pa'i rnam dpyad bsam pa can. mKhan-po, like Mi-pham rNam-rgyal-rgya-mtsho (1846-1912), is insinuating that Rong-zom Chos-kyi-bzang-po, as his name also indicates, was a rational person, a sudharmatāyuktivicāranāsaya (chos bzang rigs pas rmam dpyad bsam pa can). As the subtitle shows, the study consists of a critical edition of the Theg chen tshul 'jug, one of Rong-zom-pa's magna opera that deals with the philosophy of the Great Perfection (rDzogs-pa-chen-po), including identification of the sources therein either ad verbum or ad sensum and a study of the special ontology of the special Mahāyāna proposed in the work. There will certainly be lapses of commission, omissions, and imprecisions, and hence room for corrections and improvements, but in terms of the research methods and research outcome, mKhan-po's study can be considered ground-breaking. The value of mKhan-po's research in the field of historical-philological studies of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist texts and ideas is bound to be enduring and no one wishing to pursue further study of Rong-zom-pa's thoughts can afford ignoring this important contribution.
2021
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Dam pa'i chos rin po che mdo sngangs rig gnas dang bcas pa ji ltar thos shing de dag gang las brgyud pa'i yi ge dgos 'dod kun 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod - smad cha
Dam pa'i chos rin po che mdo sngangs rig gnas dang bcas pa ji ltar thos shing de dag gang las brgyud pa'i yi ge dgos 'dod kun 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod - stod cha. Record of The Vast Transmissions Received By Lodro Thaye. Volume 2. Kalimpong, West Bengal, India: Rigpe Dorje Institute, 2021.
2021
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Dam pa'i chos rin po che mdo sngangs rig gnas dang bcas pa ji ltar thos shing de dag gang las brgyud pa'i yi ge dgos 'dod kun 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod - stod cha
Dam pa'i chos rin po che mdo sngangs rig gnas dang bcas pa ji ltar thos shing de dag gang las brgyud pa'i yi ge dgos 'dod kun 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod - stod cha. Record of The Vast Transmissions Received By Lodro Thaye. Volume 1. Kalimpong, West Bengal, India: Rigpe Dorje Institute, 2021.
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2014
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Issues of Controversy and Their Development
Viehbeck, Markus. "Issues of Controversy and Their Development." In Polemics in Indo-Tibetan Scholasticism: A Late 19th-Century Debate Between 'Ju Mi pham and Dpa' ris Rab gsal, 99–209. Vienna: Association for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, 2014.
2017
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Madhyamaka in Tibet
Fletcher, Wulstan, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. "Madhyamaka in Tibet." In The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of "The Way of the Bodhisattva", 19–45. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2017.
2017
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Calling into Question the Gelug Interpretation of the Wisdom Chapter
Fletcher, Wulstan, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. "Translators' Introduction." In The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of "The Way of the Bodhisattva," 1–11. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2017.
2017
Articles · Chapters in a Book
The Light of the Day Star, Mipham's Reply to Drakar
Fletcher, Wulstan, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group) trans. "The Light of the Day Star, Mipham's Reply to Drakar." In The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of "The Way of the Bodhisattva", 62–75. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2017.
2014
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Literary and Socio-historical Background
Viehbeck, Markus. "Literary and Socio-historical Background." In Polemics in Indo-Tibetan Scholasticism: A Late 19th-Century Debate Between 'Ju Mi pham and Dpa' ris Rab gsal, 39–61. Vienna: Association for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, 2014.
Newly Added: Dissertations
2024
Dissertations · MA Thesis
A Study and Annotated Translation of Ju Mipham Gyamtso's (1846–1912) Short Commentary on the Profound Song on the View (Anselme 2024)
Anselme, Frederic (Ananda). "A Study and Annotated Translation of Ju Mipham Gyamtso’s (1846–1912) Short Commentary on the Profound Song on the View (lta ba’i mgur zab mo’grel chung)". MA Thesis, Center for Buddhist Studies at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, 2024.
2017
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Sacred Illusion: On Purity and Creation in Je Tsongkhapa's Philosophy of Tantra (Natanya 2017)
Natanya, Eva. "Sacred Illusion: On Purity and Creation in Je Tsongkhapa's Philosophy of Tantra." PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2017. https://doi.org/10.18130/V3ZW5V
2023
Dissertations · MA Thesis
The Carefree Dzogchen Yogi of Dolpo, Tadru Orgyan Tenzin (1657-1737): A Partial Translation and Study of The Condensed Life of the Old Beggar Orgyan Tenzin (sprang rgan o rgyan bstan 'dzin pa'i rnam thar bsdus pa) (Smith 2023)
Smith, Michael D. "The Carefree Dzogchen Yogi of Dolpo, Tadru Orgyan Tenzin (1657-1737): A Partial Translation and Study of The Condensed Life of the Old Beggar Orgyan Tenzin (sprang rgan o rgyan bstan 'dzin pa'i rnam thar bsdus pa). MA thesis, Kathmandu University, 2023.
2023
Dissertations · MA Thesis
Who Is the Author? Mangtö Ludrup Gyatso's Essential Nectar in the Collected Works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (Fregiehn 2023)
Fregiehn, Claudia. "Who Is the Author? Mangtö Ludrup Gyatso's Essential Nectar in the Collected Works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo: A Case Study of the Attribution of Authorship in Tibetan Buddhism." MA thesis, Kathmandu University, 2023.
1979
Dissertations · PhD diss.
Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology from the Eleventh to the Fifteenth Century (Kuijp 1979)
Kuijp, Leonard W. J. van der. "Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology from the Eleventh to the Fifteenth Century." PhD diss., Universität Hamburg, 1979.
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Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 9: Heroism and Paramita Practice: Exchanging Self for Other: Teaching by Chögyam Trungpa
Trungpa, Chögyam. "The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 9: Heroism and Paramita Practice: Exchanging Self for Other." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, July 10, 1980. Audio, 58:42. https://cti.aviaryplatform.com/playlists/237/show/playlist_resource_id/8237/collection_resource_file_id/164353.
Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 8: Teaching by Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
Tendzin, Ösel. "The Bodhicaryavatara: Talk 8." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, July 7, 1980. Audio, 1:37:41. https://www.vajraregent.org/?current_event=612.
Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 7: Paramita Practice Part II: Meditation and Prajna: Teaching by Chögyam Trungpa
Trungpa, Chögyam. "The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 7: Paramita Practice Part II: Meditation and Prajna." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, July 3, 1980. Audio, 39:04. https://cti.aviaryplatform.com/playlists/237/show/playlist_resource_id/8236/collection_resource_file_id/164351.
Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 6: Teaching by Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
Tendzin, Ösel. "The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 6." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, June 30, 1980. Audio, 1:18:40. https://www.vajraregent.org/?current_event=612.
Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 5: The Bodhisattva Vow and Paramita Practice, Part I: Teaching by Chögyam Trungpa
Trungpa, Chögyam. "The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 5: The Bodhisattva Vow and Paramita Practice, Part I." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, June 26, 1980. Audio, 57:13. https://cti.aviaryplatform.com/playlists/237/show/playlist_resource_id/8235/collection_resource_file_id/164350
Multimedia · Audio
The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 4: Teaching by Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
Tendzin, Ösel. "The Bodhicharyavatara: Talk 4." Produced by the Naropa Institute, Boulder CO, June 23, 1980. Audio, 1:13:00. https://www.vajraregent.org/?current_event=612.
