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Born in Germany, Karl Brunnhölzl, M.D. was trained as a physician in Germany. He studied Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit at Hamburg University. He received training in Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Marpa Institute for Translators, founded by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamsto Rinpoche. Ashé Journal Article [http://www.nalandabodhi.org/teachers/western-teachers/karl-brunnholzl.aspx Nalandabodhi teacher page] '''Brief Biography:''' Karl was originally trained, and worked, as a physician. He took Buddhist refuge vows in 1984 and, in 1990, completed a five-year training in higher Buddhist philosophy at Kamalashila Institute, Germany, receiving the traditional Kagyü title of "dharma tutor" (Tib. skyor dpon). Since 1988, he received his Buddhist and Tibetan language training mainly at Marpa Institute For Translators in Kathmandu, Nepal (director: Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche) and also studied Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit at Hamburg University, Germany. Since 1989, Karl served as a translator, interpreter, and Buddhist teacher mainly in Europe, India, and Nepal. Since 1999, he has acted as one of the main translators and teachers at Nitartha Institute (director: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche) in the USA, Canada, and Germany. In addition, he regularly taught at Gampo Abbey's Vidyadhara Institute from 2000-2007. He is the author of several books on Buddhism, such as The Center of the Sunlit Sky, Straight from the Heart, In Praise of Dharmadhātu, and Luminous Heart (all Snow Lion Publications). Karl met Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in 1986 during Rinpoche's first teaching tour through Europe, receiving extensive teachings as well as pratimoksha vows from him during the following years in both Europe and Nepal, and later also in Canada and the USA. He served as Rinpoche's personal translator during his teachings tours in Europe (particularly at Nitartha Institute in Germany) from 1999-2005. In 2005, he was appointed as one of five Western Nalandabodhi teachers and given the title "mitra." In 2006, he moved to Seattle and works as a full-time Tibetan translator for Tsadra Foundation. Since his arrival in Seattle, Karl was instrumental in creating the new introductory NB Buddhism 100 Series, leads NB Study Path classes, presents weekend courses and open house talks at Nalanda West, offers selected teachings to the Vajrasattva and Mahamudra practice communities, and provides personal guidance as a PI. He also teaches weekend seminars and Nitartha Institute courses in NB centers in the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as other locations. Within the Mitra Council, Karl is the current Dean until 2010 and is mainly supervising and revising the NB Study Path (which includes revising the Hinayana and Mahayana study path and creating a Vajrayana study path). While enthusiastic about all facets of the dharma, his main interests are the teachings on Mahamudra, Yogacara and Buddha Nature, and to make the essential teachings by the Karmapas and other major Kagyu lineage figures available to contemporary Western audiences. [http://www.nalandabodhi.org/teachers/western-teachers/karl-brunnholzl.aspx Source]
Karl Brunnhölzl is one of the most prolific translators of Tibetan texts into English and has worked on all of the Five Treatises of Maitreya. He was originally trained as a physician. He took Buddhist refuge vows in 1984 and, in 1990, completed a five-year training in higher Buddhist philosophy at Kamalashila Institute, Germany, receiving the traditional Kagyü title of "Dharma tutor" (Tib. ''skyor dpon''). Since 1988, he received his Buddhist and Tibetan language training mainly at Marpa Institute for Translators in Kathmandu, Nepal (director: Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche), and also studied Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit at Hamburg University, Germany. Since 1989, Karl served as a translator, interpreter, and Buddhist teacher mainly in Europe, India, and Nepal. Since 1999, he has acted as one of the main translators and teachers at Nitartha Institute (director: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche) in the USA, Canada, and Germany. In addition, he regularly taught at Gampo Abbey's Vidyadhara Institute from 2000–2007. He is the author of several books on Buddhism, such as ''The Center of the Sunlit Sky'', ''Straight from the Heart'', ''In Praise of Dharmadhātu'', and ''Luminous Heart'' (all Snow Lion Publications). He has also completed several ground-breaking translations in the Tsadra Foundation series, including a three-volume work on the ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra''. He has also completed the work ''Prajñāpāramitā, Indian "gzhan stong pas", and the Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong'' in the Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde series, and of course, ''When the Clouds Part'', a translation of the ''Gyü Lama''. In 2019 his translation of the ''Mahāyānasaṃgraha'' with Indian and Tibetan commentaries was published and won the [https://khyentsefoundation.org/2019-outstanding-translation/ Khyentse Foundation Prize For Outstanding Buddhist Translation].
Marpa Institute For Translators in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hamburg University, Germany.
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Mitra "Dharma Tutor" and Khenpo have been used by members of the Tibetan tradition to refer to Karl Brunnholzl because of his vast knowledge and experience with the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions, practices, and texts.
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Books/Commentary on The Presentation of Grounds, Paths, and Results
Commentary on The Presentation of Grounds, Paths, and Results
Books/Prajñāpāramitā, Indian "gzhan stong pas", and the Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong
Prajñāpāramitā, Indian "gzhan stong pas", and the Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong
Articles/Karl Brunnhölzl Interview on Buddha-Nature
Karl Brunnhölzl Interview on Buddha-Nature
Articles/To Be or Not To Be? Be a Buddha! (Brunnhölzl 2023)
To Be or Not To Be? Be a Buddha! (Brunnhölzl 2023)
Media/Buddha-Nature Event-19 September 2020
Media/Emptiness or Luminosity: What's the Deal? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Emptiness or Luminosity: What's the Deal? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Is Buddha-Nature a Radical Teaching? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Is Buddha-Nature a Radical Teaching? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: Buddha-Nature Sings Its Song: Tathāgatagarbha and Its Equivalents in the Indian Dohā Tradition
Karl Brunnhölzl: Buddha-Nature Sings Its Song: Tathāgatagarbha and Its Equivalents in the Indian Dohā Tradition
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: Jamgön Kongtrül and Other Influences on the View of Buddha-Nature in the Kagyu Tradition
Karl Brunnhölzl: Jamgön Kongtrül and Other Influences on the View of Buddha-Nature in the Kagyu Tradition
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On His First Encounter with the Buddha-Nature Teachings
Karl Brunnhölzl: On His First Encounter with the Buddha-Nature Teachings
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On How the Buddha-Nature Teachings Were Transmitted in the Kagyu Tradition
Karl Brunnhölzl: On How the Buddha-Nature Teachings Were Transmitted in the Kagyu Tradition
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On How the Uttaratantra Is a Bridge between Sūtra and Tantra
Karl Brunnhölzl: On How the Uttaratantra Is a Bridge between Sūtra and Tantra
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On Karma Kagyu Proponents of Buddha-Nature Theory Prior to the 8th Karmapa
Karl Brunnhölzl: On Karma Kagyu Proponents of Buddha-Nature Theory Prior to the 8th Karmapa
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje's View of Buddha-Nature
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje's View of Buddha-Nature
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Inspiration Behind His Book When the Clouds Part
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Inspiration Behind His Book When the Clouds Part
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Naturally Abiding Gotra and the Developing Gotra
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Naturally Abiding Gotra and the Developing Gotra
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Rang stong-Gzhan stong Debate
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Rang stong-Gzhan stong Debate
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Relationship between Pariniṣpanna, Trisvabhāvanirdeśa, and Buddha-Nature
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Relationship between Pariniṣpanna, Trisvabhāvanirdeśa, and Buddha-Nature
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Supposed Commentary on the Uttaratantra by Marpa Chökyi Lodrö
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Supposed Commentary on the Uttaratantra by Marpa Chökyi Lodrö
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Term Sūtra Mahāmudrā
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Term Sūtra Mahāmudrā
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Term Tathāgatagarbha and Other Terms for Buddha-Nature
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Term Tathāgatagarbha and Other Terms for Buddha-Nature
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje's View of Buddha-Nature
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje's View of Buddha-Nature
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Title of His Talk: What Is My Mind without Me?
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Title of His Talk: What Is My Mind without Me?
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Views of Dolpopa, the 3rd Karmapa, and Different Views within the Kagyu School
Karl Brunnhölzl: On the Views of Dolpopa, the 3rd Karmapa, and Different Views within the Kagyu School
Media/Karl Brunnhölzl: What Can We Learn from Buddha-Nature Teachings?
Karl Brunnhölzl: What Can We Learn from Buddha-Nature Teachings?
Media/On Chapter 1 Verse 28 of the Uttaratantra by Karl Brunnhölzl
On Chapter 1 Verse 28 of the Uttaratantra by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/On His Book When the Clouds Part by Karl Brunnhölzl
On His Book When the Clouds Part by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/On the Future of Buddha-Nature Studies by Karl Brunnhölzl
On the Future of Buddha-Nature Studies by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/On the Origins and Authorship of the Uttaratantrashastra by Karl Brunnhölzl
On the Origins and Authorship of the Uttaratantrashastra by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/The Debate over Buddha-Nature by Karl Brunnhölzl
The Debate over Buddha-Nature by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Vajrayana Practice & Buddha-Nature by Karl Brunnhölzl
Vajrayana Practice & Buddha-Nature by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/What Is Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
What Is Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/What Is Luminosity? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/What Is the Purpose of Buddha-Nature Teachings? by Karl Brunnhölzl
What Is the Purpose of Buddha-Nature Teachings? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Which Tibetans Wrote about Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Which Tibetans Wrote about Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Media/Why Study Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
Why Study Buddha-Nature? by Karl Brunnhölzl
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