Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis

Translation of Great Commentary on the Sacred Teaching on the Single Intention: Illuminating Wisdom Lamp

Book

It was the Buddhist nun and travel writer Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969) who brought the manuscript “Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis – The Great Commentary on The Single Intention” by Dorje Sherab from Asia to France. The German foundation Garchen Stiftung reproduced the precious manuscript in its original size and colors. Thus the work is available to an audience of traditional and western experts as well as students of the Tibetan language.

Citation

Dorje Sherab (rdo rje shes rab). Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis: The Great Commentary on the Single Intention (dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me). With an Introduction by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch. The Manuscript at the Musée Guimet in Paris Brought to France by Alexandra David-Néel. Reproduction of the Manuscript in Its Original Size and Colors. Munich: Edition Garchen Stiftung, 2015.

Foreword by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch 3
Introduction and acknowledgements 3
Provenance 3
Other known copies 3
Features of the manuscript 4
Dating the manuscript 5
Scribes and annotators 6
Carbon dating 7
The author's introduction to the text and the order of chapters 8
Translation of the introduction as found in the manuscript9
Table of contents of the manuscript and concordance 11
Summary of the Foreword in Tibetan 14

Dorje Sherab (rDo rje shes rab)
Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis: The Great Commentary on The Single Intention (dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me)17

rdo rje shes rab. Dam pa'i chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me. Shang kang: Shang kang then mA dpe skrun khang gis bskrun zhing bkram, 2006.