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**{{i|2.3 Final Years and Death in Tiber (ca. 1092-1109)|42}}
**{{i|2.3 Final Years and Death in Tiber (ca. 1092-1109)|42}}
*{{i|3 rNgog lo's Work as a Translator|45}}
*{{i|''3 rNgog lo's Work as a Translator''|45}}
**{{i|3.1 Tibetan Translators: Some General Remarks|45}}
**{{i|3.1 Tibetan Translators: Some General Remarks|45}}
**{{i|3.2 Works Translared or Revised by rNgog lo|51}}
**{{i|3.2 Works Translated or Revised by rNgog lo|51}}
***{{i|3.2.1 Translarions in the bKa' 'gyur|53}}
***{{i|3.2.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur|53}}
***{{i|3.2.2 Translations in the bsTan 'gyur|54}}
***{{i|3.2.2 Translations in the bsTan 'gyur|54}}
***{{i|3.2.3 Uncertain Cases|68}}
***{{i|3.2.3 Uncertain Cases|68}}
*{{i|''4 Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo: Some Remarks on Author and Text|71}}
*{{i|''4 Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo: Some Remarks on Author and Text''|71}}
4.1 Author ...................................................................................... 71
**{{i|4.1 Author|71}}
4.2 Text .......................................................................................... 73
**{{i|4.2 Text|73}}
Part Two: T ranslation
 
5 Partial Translation of rlVgog lo 's Biography by Gro lu11gpa................... 81
Part Two: Translation
(Including:) A List of rNgog Io's Translations .................................. 103
*{{i|''5 Partial Translation of rNgog lo's Biography by Gro lung pa''|81}}
A List of rNgog Io's Works ........................................... 109
**{{i|(Including:) A List of rNgog lo's Translations|103}}
Colophons .................................................................... 114
**{{i|A List of rNgog lo's Works|109}}
**{{i|Colophons|114}}
 
Appendices
Appendices
Appmdix 011e: Canonical Texts Traw fated or Revised by rlVgog lo ........... 121
1. 1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur ................................................... 121


*{{i|''Appendix One: Canonical Texts Translated or Revised by rNgog lo''|121}}
**{{i|1.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur|121}}
**{{i|1.2 Translations in the bs Tan 'gyur|121}}
**{{i|1.3 Uncertain Cases|122}}
*{{i|''Appendix Two: rNgog lo's Translation Collaborators Grouped According to Country of<br>Origin''|124}}
**{{i|2.1 Kashmiris|124}}
**{{i|2.2 Indians|124}}
**{{i|2.3 Nepalese|125}}
**{{i|2.4 Tibetans|125}}
**{{i|2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain|125}}
*{{i|''Appendix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo's Works''|126}}
**{{i|3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290-1364)|126}}
**{{i|3.2 The List of gSer mdog paṇ chen Shākya mchog ldan (1428- 1507)|126}}
*{{i|''Appendix Four: Canonical Quotations in Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo''|128}}
**{{i|4.1 ''Abhidharmakośa'' (Vasubandhu)|128}}
**{{i|4.2 ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra'' (Maitreya[nātha])|129}}
**{{i|4.3 ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' (Śāntideva)|129}}
**{{i|4.4 ''Madhyamakahṛdaya'' (Bhavya)|130}}
**{{i|4.5 ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' (Maitreya[nātha])|131}}
**{{i|4.6 ''Suhṛllekha'' (Nāgārjuna)|131}}
*{{i|''Appendix Five: Text of the Biography Reproduced from the Xylograph''|132}}
Abbreviations and Bibliography


1.2 Translations in the bs Tan 'gyur ................................................. 121
*{{i|''Abbreviations''|151}}
1.3 Uncertain Cases ........................................................................ 122
*{{i|''Bibliography''|152}}
Appmdix Two: rlVgogl os Trawlatio11C ol/,aboratorGs roupedA ccording
**{{i|Tibetan Primary Sources|152}}
to Counuy of Origin ....................................................... 124
**{{i|Tibetan Secondary Sources|155}}
2.1 Kashmiris .................................................................................. 124
**{{i|Sources in Other Languages|156}}
2.2 Indians ...................................................................................... 124
*{{i|''lndex''|170}}
2.3 Nepalese ................................................................................... 125
**{{i|Sanskrit Works|170}}
2.4 Tibetans .................................................................................... 125
**{{i|Personal Names|171}}
2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain .................................................... 125
**{{i|General Index|175}}
Appmdix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo s Works ........................................ 126
3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290- 1364) ...................... 126
3.2 The List of gSer mdog pa1_c1h en Shakya mchog ldan
(1428- 1507) ............................................................................. 126
Appmdix Four: Canonical Quotations i11 Gro lu11gpas Biography of
rNgog lo ......................................................................... 128
4.1 Abhidharmakofa (Vasubandhu ) ................................................. 128
4.2 Abhisamaydla7?1kdr(aM aitreya[natha]) ....................................... 129
4.3 Bodhicarydvatdra (Santideva) ..................................................... 129
4.4 Madhyamakahrdaya (Bhavya) .................................................... 130
4.5 Rat11agotravibhag(aM aitreya[natha]) ......................................... 131
4.6 Suhrllekha (Nagarjuna) .............................................................. 131
Appmdix Five: Text of the BiographyR eproducedfr om the Xylograph. ....... 132
Abbreviations and Bibliograp hy
Abbreviatio11.s.. ...................................................................................... 151
Bibliography.. ......................................................................................... 152
Tibetan Primary Sources ................................................................... 152
Tibetan Secondary Sources ............................................................... 155
Sources in Other Languages .............................................................. 156
lndex ..................................................................................................... 170
Sanskrit Works ................................................................................. 170
Personal Names ................................................................................ 171
General Index ................................................................................... 175
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Second only to the famous Rin chen bzang po (958–1055) in receiving the title of a "Great Translator" (lo chen) during the period of the "Later Propagation" (phyi dar) of Buddhism in Tibet, rNgog lo tsā ba Blo ldan shes rab (or rNgog lo) was one of the most influential figures in the establishment of Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism. After having devoted seventeen years of his life to the study of Sanskrit under scholars in Kashmir, India and Nepal, he became renowned for his more than fifty painstaking translations and revisions of Buddhist scriptures. Apart from being the foremost Tibetan translator of works on Buddhist logic and epistemology (Pramāṇa), rNgog lo’s activities as a commentator and teacher are regarded as fundamental for the later development of this field of learning in Tibet, and his tradition came to be well-known in Tibetan literature as the "rNgog tradition" (rngog lugs). This book presents a detailed examination of rNgog lo's life based on the available Tibetan accounts, including his biography (rnam thar) written by Gro lung pa Blo gros 'byung gnas (fl. late 11th to 12th c.). Annotated translations of great parts from the latter work (one of the earliest surviving examples of the rnam thar genre, possibly unique regarding its complicated and elegant style) are included in the book. rNgog lo's oeuvre as a translator and writer is dealt with in detail, making the book an important source on this hitherto little studied scholar and his tradition. (Source Accessed July 24, 2020)

Citation Kramer, Ralf. The Great Tibetan Translator: Life and Works of rNgog Blo ldan shes rab (1059–1109). Collectanea Himalayica 1. Munich: Indus Verlag, 2007. https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6834/1/Kramer_Ralf_2007.pdf.


  • Foreword9

Part One: Introductory Matter

  • 1 Bibliographical Considerations15
    • 1.1 Non-Tibetan Works of Modern Scholarship15
    • 1.2 Tibetan Sources on rNgog Io's Life24
      • 1.2.1 Pre-20 th-Century Accounts25
      • 1.2.2 Tibetan Works of Modern Scholarship28
  • 2 The Main Events of rNgog Io's Life: A Biographical Sketch31
    • 2.1 Birth and Youth in Tibet (1059- 1076)31
    • 2.2 Travels and Studies Abroad (1076-ca. 1092)38
    • 2.3 Final Years and Death in Tiber (ca. 1092-1109)42
  • 3 rNgog lo's Work as a Translator45
    • 3.1 Tibetan Translators: Some General Remarks45
    • 3.2 Works Translated or Revised by rNgog lo51
      • 3.2.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur53
      • 3.2.2 Translations in the bsTan 'gyur54
      • 3.2.3 Uncertain Cases68
  • 4 Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo: Some Remarks on Author and Text71
    • 4.1 Author71
    • 4.2 Text73

Part Two: Translation

  • 5 Partial Translation of rNgog lo's Biography by Gro lung pa81
    • (Including:) A List of rNgog lo's Translations103
    • A List of rNgog lo's Works109
    • Colophons114

Appendices

  • Appendix One: Canonical Texts Translated or Revised by rNgog lo121
    • 1.1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur121
    • 1.2 Translations in the bs Tan 'gyur121
    • 1.3 Uncertain Cases122
  • Appendix Two: rNgog lo's Translation Collaborators Grouped According to Country of
    Origin    124
    • 2.1 Kashmiris124
    • 2.2 Indians124
    • 2.3 Nepalese125
    • 2.4 Tibetans125
    • 2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain125
  • Appendix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo's Works126
    • 3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290-1364)126
    • 3.2 The List of gSer mdog paṇ chen Shākya mchog ldan (1428- 1507)126
  • Appendix Four: Canonical Quotations in Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo128
    • 4.1 Abhidharmakośa (Vasubandhu)128
    • 4.2 Abhisamayālaṃkāra (Maitreya[nātha])129
    • 4.3 Bodhicaryāvatāra (Śāntideva)129
    • 4.4 Madhyamakahṛdaya (Bhavya)130
    • 4.5 Ratnagotravibhāga (Maitreya[nātha])131
    • 4.6 Suhṛllekha (Nāgārjuna)131
  • Appendix Five: Text of the Biography Reproduced from the Xylograph132

Abbreviations and Bibliography

  • Abbreviations151
  • Bibliography152
    • Tibetan Primary Sources152
    • Tibetan Secondary Sources155
    • Sources in Other Languages156
  • lndex170
    • Sanskrit Works170
    • Personal Names171
    • General Index175

pramāṇa - In the Buddhist literature on pramāṇa, it refers to cognition that correctly apprehends its object without any deception or mistake. Such correct cognition include direct perception and inferential cognition. Skt. प्रमान Tib. ཚད་མ། Ch. 量

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These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

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