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*{{i|''3 rNgog lo's Work as a Translator''|45}}
 
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**{{i|3.1 Tibetan Translators: Some General Remarks|45}}
 
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**{{i|3.2 Works Translared or Revised by rNgog lo|51}}
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***{{i|3.2.1 Translarions in the bKa' 'gyur|53}}
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***{{i|3.2.3 Uncertain Cases|68}}
 
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*{{i|''4 Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo: Some Remarks on Author and Text|71}}
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Part Two: Translation
 
Part Two: Translation
 
*{{i|''5 Partial Translation of rNgog lo's Biography by Gro lung pa''|81}}
 
*{{i|''5 Partial Translation of rNgog lo's Biography by Gro lung pa''|81}}
**{{i|(Including:) A List of rNgog Io's Translations|103}}
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**{{i|A List of rNgog Io's Works|109}}
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**{{i|A List of rNgog lo's Works|109}}
 
**{{i|Colophons|114}}
 
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Appendices
 
Appendices
*{{i|''Appendix 0ne: Canonical Texts Translated or Revised by rNgog lo|121}}
 
1. 1 Translations in the bKa' 'gyur ................................................... 121
 
  
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**{{i|1.3 Uncertain Cases|122}}
  
1.2 Translations in the bs Tan 'gyur ................................................. 121
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*{{i|''Appendix Two: rNgog lo's Translation Collaborators Grouped According to Country of<br>Origin''|124}}
1.3 Uncertain Cases ........................................................................ 122
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**{{i|2.1 Kashmiris|124}}
Appmdix Two: rlVgogl os Trawlatio11C ol/,aboratorGs roupedA ccording
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**{{i|2.2 Indians|124}}
to Counuy of Origin ....................................................... 124
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**{{i|2.3 Nepalese|125}}
2.1 Kashmiris .................................................................................. 124
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**{{i|2.4 Tibetans|125}}
2.2 Indians ...................................................................................... 124
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**{{i|2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain|125}}
2.3 Nepalese ................................................................................... 125
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2.4 Tibetans .................................................................................... 125
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*{{i|''Appendix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo's Works''|126}}
2.5 Country of Origin Uncertain .................................................... 125
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**{{i|3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290-1364)|126}}
Appmdix Three: Two Lists of rNgog lo s Works ........................................ 126
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**{{i|3.2 The List of gSer mdog paṇ chen Shākya mchog ldan (1428- 1507)|126}}
3.1 The List of Bu ston Rin chen grub (1290- 1364) ...................... 126
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3.2 The List of gSer mdog pa1_c1h en Shakya mchog ldan
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*{{i|''Appendix Four: Canonical Quotations in Gro lung pa's Biography of rNgog lo''|128}}
(1428- 1507) ............................................................................. 126
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**{{i|4.1 ''Abhidharmakośa'' (Vasubandhu)|128}}
Appmdix Four: Canonical Quotations i11 Gro lu11gpas Biography of
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**{{i|4.2 ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra'' (Maitreya[nātha])|129}}
rNgog lo ......................................................................... 128
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**{{i|4.3 ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' (Śāntideva)|129}}
4.1 Abhidharmakofa (Vasubandhu ) ................................................. 128
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**{{i|4.4 ''Madhyamakahṛdaya'' (Bhavya)|130}}
4.2 Abhisamaydla7?1kdr(aM aitreya[natha]) ....................................... 129
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**{{i|4.5 ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' (Maitreya[nātha])|131}}
4.3 Bodhicarydvatdra (Santideva) ..................................................... 129
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**{{i|4.6 ''Suhṛllekha'' (Nāgārjuna)|131}}
4.4 Madhyamakahrdaya (Bhavya) .................................................... 130
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4.5 Rat11agotravibhag(aM aitreya[natha]) ......................................... 131
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*{{i|''Appendix Five: Text of the Biography Reproduced from the Xylograph''|132}}
4.6 Suhrllekha (Nagarjuna) .............................................................. 131
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Appmdix Five: Text of the BiographyR eproducedfr om the Xylograph. ....... 132
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Abbreviations and Bibliography
Abbreviations and Bibliograp hy
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Abbreviatio11.s.. ...................................................................................... 151
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Bibliography.. ......................................................................................... 152
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*{{i|''Bibliography''|152}}
Tibetan Primary Sources ................................................................... 152
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Tibetan Secondary Sources ............................................................... 155
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Sources in Other Languages .............................................................. 156
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lndex ..................................................................................................... 170
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Sanskrit Works ................................................................................. 170
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Personal Names ................................................................................ 171
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General Index ................................................................................... 175
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Abstract

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.