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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[edit]
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.
2023
Books · Translations
Sakya: The Path with its Result - Part 2 (Smith 2023)
Smith, Malcolm, trans. Sakya: The Path with its Result, Part 2. Vol. 6 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.
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[edit]
2023
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Spyon 'jug shes rab le'u dka' 'grel lung rigs 'od snang (Shechen Reprint 2023)
Rme ba mkhan chen bsod nams chos 'grub. Spyon 'jug shes rab le'u+i dka' 'grel lung rigs 'od snang. New Delhi: Shechen Publications and Tsadra Foundation, 2023. Reprint of Glag bla bsod nams chos 'grub. Spyod 'jug shes rab le'u'i dka' 'grel. kaHthog rdo rje gdan gyi par khang: Pema Norbu Rinpoche, 1985. 
Translations from 2023[edit]
Total: 22
Translations from 2022[edit]
Total: 60
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[edit]
Newly Added: Tibetan Publications[edit]
Published 2021 & 2022[edit]
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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2023
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Spyon 'jug shes rab le'u dka' 'grel lung rigs 'od snang (Shechen Reprint 2023)
Rme ba mkhan chen bsod nams chos 'grub. Spyon 'jug shes rab le'u+i dka' 'grel lung rigs 'od snang. New Delhi: Shechen Publications and Tsadra Foundation, 2023. Reprint of Glag bla bsod nams chos 'grub. Spyod 'jug shes rab le'u'i dka' 'grel. kaHthog rdo rje gdan gyi par khang: Pema Norbu Rinpoche, 1985.
1996
Tibetan Publications · Volume
Tre hor khang gsar skyabs mgon blo bzang tshul khrims bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po'i rnam thar dad pa'i pad+mo bzhad pa'i nyin byed (LTWA 1996)
The biography of the first tre hor khang gsar skyabs mgon blo bzang tshul khrims bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan (1838-1897)
Newly Added: Articles[edit]
2001
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Ratnäkaraśãnti's Hevajrasahajasadyoga (Studies in Ratnäkaraśãnti's Tantric Work I) (Isaacson 2001)
Isaacson, Harunaga. "Ratnäkaraśãnti's Hevajrasahajasadyoga (Studies in Ratnäkaraśãnti's Tantric Work I)." In Le Parole e i Marmi: Studi in Onore di Raniero Gnoli nel suo 70° Compleanno, edited by Raffaele Torella, 457–487. Rome: Istituto italiano per l'Africa e lOriente, 2001.
1971
Articles · Chapters in a Book
Du Récit au Rituel dans les Manuscrits Tibétains de Touen-Houang (Stein 1971)
Stein, R. A. "Du Récit au Rituel dans les Manuscrits Tibétains de Touen-Houang." In Études Tibétaines Dédiées à la Mémoire de Marcelle Lalou, edited by Ariane MacDonald, 479–547. Paris: Adrien Maisonneuve, 1971.
Newly Added: Dissertations[edit]
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.
2016
Dissertations · PhD diss., Academic Publications, Scholarly Editions
On the Bodhisattva Path in Gandhāra (Schlosser 2016)
Schlosser, Andrea. "On the Bodhisattva Path in Gandhāra: Edition of Fragment 4 and 11 from the Bajaur Collection of Kharoṣṭhī Manuscripts". PhD diss., Free University of Berlin, 2016.
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Newly Added: Multimedia[edit]
Multimedia · Video
Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds: Enough Childish Behavior! (Part 141)
Chodron, Thubten. "Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds: Enough Childish Behavior!" Pt. 141. Produced by Sravasti Abbey June 16, 2023. Video, 1:25:38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7DU5UzAqaU.
Multimedia · Video
Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds: Attachment to the Body (Part 140)
Chodron, Thubten. "Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds: Attachment to the Body." Pt. 140. Produced by Sravasti Abbey June 8, 2023. Video, 1:31:41. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Gsy4bG46Q.
Multimedia · Video
Khenpo Ngawang Lodoe at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference
Ngawang Lodoe, Khenpo. "Khenpo Ngawang Lodoe at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference." Day 1, Talk 1. 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 56:49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxmC6RjmKr8.
Multimedia · Video
Closing Remarks from Khenpo Gyurme Tsultrim
Gyurme Tsultrim, Khenpo. "Closing Remarks from Khenpo Gyurme Tsultrim." 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 16:18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiRHboR24MU.
Multimedia · Video
Closing Remarks from Gyedrak Tulku
Geydrak Rinpoche. "Closing Remarks from Geydrak Rinpoche." 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 7:53. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTLq72nR9iU.
Multimedia · Video
Geshe Jigme Gyatso at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference
Jigme Gyatso, Geshe. "Geshe Jigme Gyatso at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference." Day 3, Talk 6. 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference, Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department. Video, 1:00:37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXoUdYva1o.
