Callahan, E.

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Elizabeth Callahan
Elizabeth has been engaged in contemplative training and Tibetan Buddhist studies for more than 35 years. A Tsadra Fellow since 2002, she has engaged in both written translation and oral interpretation including working closely with Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso, as well as completing two three-year retreats at Kagyu Thubten Chöling, New York. Elizabeth specializes in translating texts related to mahāmudrā and esoteric tantric commentaries. Her most recent publication is Dakpo Tashi Namgyal’s Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Phyag chen zla ba’i ‘od zer) and the Ninth Karmapa’s Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance (Ma rig mun sel). Elizabeth is also the director of advanced study scholarships at Tsadra Foundation and is the executive director of Marpa Foundation.

Current Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow:

  • The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 7 & 8 – Marpa Kagyu Tradition, various authors collected by Jamgön Kongtrul.

Completed Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow:

  • The Treasury of Knowledge: Book VI, Part 3; Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy, Jamgön Kongtrul
  • The Profound Inner Principles, Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, with commentary by Jamgön Kongtrul
  • Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā, Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, with Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance by Wangchuk Dorje, the Ninth Karmapa


Previously Published Translations:

  • Mahamudra: Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje Source: Tsadra.org

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Affiliations & relations

  • Tsadra Foundation · workplace affiliation
  • Director of Study Scholarships · workplace affiliation
  • Marpa Foundation · secondary affiliation
  • Tsadra Advisory Board Member · secondary affiliation
  • Kagyu · religious affiliation
  • Tibetan Buddhism · religious affiliation
  • Gyamtso, Khenpo Tsultrim · teacher
  • http://www.tsadra.org/translators/elizabeth-callahan/ · websites