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instruction from the head of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, the 16th Karmapa, who later named him a khenpo, which is a title of scholastic mastery. In

དགེ་འདུན་རིན་ཆེན་ Je Khenpo Gendun Rinchen(1926 - 1997)  Born in: Paro, Bhutan Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Male Fire Tiger, 15th sexagenary cycle. Tibetan date

parts of Bhutan. At the turn of the century, he served as the head of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute in Namdrolling, Mysore, India and as the head of Palyul

Rinpoche helped in beginning the recovery of these texts from Tibetan monasteries outside of Tibet. He was named Abbot of Rumtek monastery and the Nalanda Institute

considered to be part of the third turning of the wheel of Dharma, Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Tāranātha's Jonang teachings, and works by Śākya Chokden

2020) Book The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (Könchog Gyaltsen) The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is a masterwork of Tibetan Buddhism. For more than eight

khenchen, he is one of three most senior khenpos of Namdroling Monastery and is also one of the foremost disciples of Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok. He oversees Rigpa

བྱང་རྩེ་མཁན་ཟུར་བསོད་ནམས་ཀུན་དགའ་ Jangtse Khenzur Sönam Kunga(1929 - 1995) Text Jangtse Khenzur Sönam Kunga: de bzhin gshegs pa snying po'i don rgya bod

Rinpoche touched the lives of thousands of students. He was also known for numerous books, including The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen;

Uttaratantra in Relation to the Other Works of Maitreya Canti, John. "On the Uttaratantra in Relation to the Other Works of Maitreya." Conversations on Buddha-Nature

improve his mastery of the English language so that he can be of more benefit to the spread of Dharma. He began teaching at TMC in August of that year and was

He was conferred the title of Khenpo in 2023 by Karma Kuchen Rinpoche during the enthronement of the 8th cohort of Khenpos in Ngagyur Nyingma Institute

the Sakya tradition at the Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies, where he currently works. བོད་གཙང་རུ་ལག་གི་ཆ། ལ་སྟོད་ལྷོ་པ་དྲུག་རས་ཕུད་ཅེས་པའི་

Andrea, who have done so much for Tibetan Buddhism through the programmes of Tsadra, Marcus Perman, the director of Tsadra, and the team including Gwen

Understanding of Buddha-Nature through the 8th Karmapa Mikyo Dorje's Works Khenpo starts with the claim that in the midst of the diverse interpretations of buddha-nature

according to the wishes of H.H. Sakya Trichen Rinpoche, he was appointed as the Sakya lecturer in the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies. He has served

formulation of buddha-nature through 15 distinct points 3. The practical application of buddha-nature. Khenpo skips the detailed listing of the works on buddha-nature

worked for four months in the project of creating an extensive catalogue of the Kangyur canon under the aegis of H.H. Darthang Rinpoche. He participated

shared topic of Twenty Lines on Vows and an individual topic of The Lock of Secret Mantra Teachings. In 2023, he was conferred the title of Khenpo in Namdrolling

avoids the problems of denial and exaggeration. Because buddha-nature is free from or empty of impurities, it avoids the problem of imposition or exaggeration

from the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines, he explains what mind, the nonexistence of the mind, and luminous nature of mind refer to. In an

མཁན་པོ་ཀུན་ཁྱབ། Khenpo Kunchap

མཁན་པོ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཚེ་རིང་། Khenpo Tashi Tshering

Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Indian Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;History of buddha-nature

and has been a student of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, one of the foremost living masters of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, since the late

Ratnagotravibhāga A listing of 45 Tibetan commentaries on the Ratnagotravibhāga. Burchardi, Anne. "A Provisional List of Tibetan Commentaries on the Ratnagotravibhāga

the history of Tibetan Buddhism. One of the striking features of Khyentse Rinpoche’s account is that it downplays the “miraculous” aspects of Mipham’s life

that includes an account of the twelve great events of the buddha and the detailed explanation of the three turnings of the wheel of dharma and written down

and has been a student of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, one of the foremost living masters of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, since the late

Realm of Awakening This translation and study of Chapter Ten of Asanga's Mahayanasamgraha, one of the foundational documents of the Yogacara school of Mahayana

Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-Pham (mi pham rgya mtsho)." PhD Diss, University of Virginia, 2005.;Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence

ment-of-Tibetan-Buddhist-Epistemology.;Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Rngog

a brief account of the reign of Ral-pa-can, of the persecution by Laṅ-dar-ma, and of the restauration of the Church by the 10 monks of Ü and Tsaṅ, an indication

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

masters of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, since the late 70s. Lama Shenpen is fluent in Tibetan and has translated a number of Tibetan texts into

died in the fifteenth year of K'ai-yuan (727) of T'ang at the age of 156. The differences noted between the Chinese and Tibetan recensions are based upon

Gold, of Readings of Śāntideva’s Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra) (CUP 2019). His latest works include Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

that includes an account of the twelve great events of the buddha and the detailed explanation of the three turnings of the wheel of dharma and written down

Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-Pham (mi pham rgya mtsho)." PhD Diss, University of Virginia, 2005.;Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence

Music of the Sphere of Definitive Meaning: Detailed Explanation of the Mahamudra Prayer in Accordance with the Philosophy of the Great Emptiness-of-Other

selected authors, some of which have been classified as proponents of the “empty of other” philosophy. It is by now generally accepted that their works have

ment-of-Tibetan-Buddhist-Epistemology.;Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Rngog

the first volume of Longchenpa’s Trilogy of Rest, a work of the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. This profound and comprehensive presentation of the Buddhist view

Repository of Wisdom One of a series of short texts by the Kadam scholar Kyotön Mönlam Tsultrim, which represent an intersection between the works of Maitreya

གཞན་ཕན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་སྣང་བ་ Khenpo Zhenga(1871 - 1927)  Born in: rdza chu (khams) Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Female Iron Sheep, 15th sexagenary cycle. Tibetan date of

Absence in the Works of Mi-pham;Nyingma;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Mi pham rgya mtsho;Two Truths;Provisional or definitive;Yogācāra;

fourteenth-century Tibetan text on the nature of reality. The author, Dol-bo-ba Shay-rap-gyel-tsen was one of the most influential figures of that dynamic period

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

che'i rgyan One of Gampopa's most enduring works. It was one of the first "stages of the path" (lam rim) texts to be written by a Tibetan, after the genre

monistic teachings of later Buddhism. In particular the Tibetan works draw our attention to the Uttaratantra, the translation and analysis of which forms the

a brief account of the reign of Ral-pa-can, of the persecution by Laṅ-dar-ma, and of the restauration of the Church by the 10 monks of Ü and Tsaṅ, an indication

che'i rgyan One of Gampopa's most enduring works. It was one of the first "stages of the path" (lam rim) texts to be written by a Tibetan, after the genre

contributors examine a wide range of views on zhentong from each of the major orders of Tibetan Buddhism, highlighting the key Tibetan thinkers in the zhentong

tradition and the other schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the translator and author of Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty (1999) and of a forthcoming anthology volume

declaration of the Buddha after he reached enlightenment, Geshe explains that the three sets of teachings of wheels of dharma are three phases of the Buddha's

formulation of buddha-nature through 15 distinct points 3. The practical application of buddha-nature. Khenpo skips the detailed listing of the works on buddha-nature

contributors examine a wide range of views on zhentong from each of the major orders of Tibetan Buddhism, highlighting the key Tibetan thinkers in the zhentong

objective of the panel focuses on the interplay between points of doctrine and the practice of the path from the perspective of various Tibetan traditions

(rong rgyab) Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Female Water Bird, 14th sexagenary cycle. Tibetan date of passing: 27th day, 11th month, Year of the Earth

adherent of the zhentong tradition. Khenpo Tsultrim Norbu explores the position of Mipam in his various writings, of his disciples, and also of the modern

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with eminent lamas of the Karma Kagyu tradition and spent much of her life translating Tibetan texts to German and interpreting for Tibetan Lamas in Germany

Foundation Fellow: The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 7 & 8 – Marpa Kagyu

Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows: Tibetan Thinkers Debate the Centrality of the Buddha-Nature Treatise. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2017.

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

assistance of Abel Zadoks, 59–77. Proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Leiden 2000. Brill's Tibetan Studies

also one of the last great Tibetan translators of Sanskrit texts. The abbot of Jonang Monastery, he emphasized the practice of the Sakya teachings of Lamdre

through the eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge (1429-1489), a prominent scholar of the Sa skya school of Tibetan Buddhism. The previous work of European and

Exegesis of Ornament of Realization called the Ornament of Essence by Gyaltsab Darma Rinchen and the writings of Tsongkhapa, including Golden Rosary of Elegant

(1995);Dzogchen;Nyingma;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;mi la ras pa;Nyoshul Khenpo;Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje;སྨྱོ་ཤུལ་མཁན་པོ་འཇམ་དབྱངས་རྡོ་རྗེ་;smyo

and has been a student of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, one of the foremost living masters of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, since the late

Karma Phuntso's Introduction of Kyoton's Life and Works Khenpo Tenpa Tshering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference Khenpo Dawa Tsering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature

through the eyes of Go rams pa Bsod nams seng ge (1429-1489), a prominent scholar of the Sa skya school of Tibetan Buddhism. The previous work of European and

Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-Pham (mi pham rgya mtsho)." PhD Diss, University of Virginia, 2005.;Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

;The Great Tibetan Translator;Rngog blo ldan shes rab;Gro lung pa blo gros 'byung gnas;Ralf Kramer; The Great Tibetan Translator: Life and Works of rNgog Blo

Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Indian Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;History of buddha-nature

tradition and the other schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the translator and author of Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty (1999) and of a forthcoming anthology volume

an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He is a poet, chant master, spiritual activist, author of many popular works on Buddhism, meditation

Department of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi, 235–50. Bombay: Nachiketa Publications, 1976.;On the Problem of the Relation of Spiritual

Department of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi, 235–50. Bombay: Nachiketa Publications, 1976.;On the Problem of the Relation of Spiritual

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

Karma Phuntso's Introduction of Kyoton's Life and Works Khenpo Tenpa Tshering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference Khenpo Dawa Tsering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature

Preliminary Study of the Sources of the Zhije Tradition. Presented by Sarah Harding at the 2016 meeting of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (IATS)

mda' khab sor Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Female Earth Ox, 6th sexagenary cycle. Tibetan date of passing: th day, th month, Year of the Male Water

Atman;Dzogchen;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Chinese Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Japanese Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Tien

authoritative works on the notion of tathāgata-essence, takes its shape in Tibet through the writings of some of the most formidable Tibetan thinkers of the time

training in all aspects of Buddhist doctrine. In particular, he received the teachings of the Nyingma lineage, especially those of the Longchen Nyingtik

Karma Phuntso's Introduction of Kyoton's Life and Works Khenpo Tenpa Tshering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature Conference Khenpo Dawa Tsering at the 2023 Buddha-Nature

knowledge of scriptures", the Kagyu equivalent of the Sakya and Gelug's geshe degree.) He simultaneously earned the degree of Acharya, or Master of Buddhist

History and Significance of the Tibetan Concept of the Five Treatises of Maitreya Tibetans use the concept of the “Five Treatises of Maitreya” (Byams chos

hardly any traces of the Tibetan tradition of Chinese Chan Buddhism, or Zen, remained. Then the discovery of a sealed cave in Dunhuang, full of manuscripts in

scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian

      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

is the head of the 900-year-old Karma Kagyu Lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world. Orgyen Trinley Dorje is a Tibetan practitioner

Wangchuk(1042 - 1136)  Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Male Water Horse, 1st sexagenary cycle. A contemporary and student of the illustrious Tibetan masters Rongzom

ment-of-Tibetan-Buddhist-Epistemology.;Contributions to the Development of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Rngog

the categories of Buddhist concepts within one central principle – the “actual reality of the nature or state of all phenomena.” One of the main messages

scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian

· other names (Tibetan) རྫོང་སར་མཁན་པོ་ཀུན་དགའ་དབང་ཕྱུག་ · other names (Tibetan) མདོ་སྲིབ་མཁན་པོ་ཀུན་དགའ་དབང་ཕྱུག་ · other names (Tibetan) kun dga' dbang

Significance of the Tibetan Concept of the Five Treatises of Maitreya Turenne, Philippe. "The History and Significance of the Tibetan Concept of the Five Treatises

Philosophy of the Middle: Essays on Indian and Tibetan Madhyamaka Book The Lion's Roar of the Ultimate Non-Dual Buddha Nature The teaching of the Buddha

authoritative works on the notion of tathāgata-essence, takes its shape in Tibet through the writings of some of the most formidable Tibetan thinkers of the time

controversy on the Tibetan plateau. Some of its most ardent supporters have had their works banned, yet it not only endured, but gained the support of prominent

Avertin Gyurme Avertin began his study of the Tibetan language in 1997. He spent two years following the Tibetan program at Langues’O University in Paris

doctrine of buddha-nature in Chinese Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Japanese Buddhism;Shōbōgenzō;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Kokyo

intent of Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings into a unified body of text books, it is the philosophical backbone of the living tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

che'i rgyan One of Gampopa's most enduring works. It was one of the first "stages of the path" (lam rim) texts to be written by a Tibetan, after the genre

Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Indian Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;History of buddha-nature

authoritative works on the notion of tathāgata-essence, takes its shape in Tibet through the writings of some of the most formidable Tibetan thinkers of the time

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

(dwags po) Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Male Earth Dog, 15th sexagenary cycle. Tibetan date of passing: 15th day, 9th month, Year of the Female Earth

experience of spiritual insight and grace which any one of them may describe and elucidate. Some of these expediences are of highest value, some of less value

continuation of the presentation of buddha-nature as an eternal, permanent, absolute, and innate nature which is endowed with all the sublime qualities of enlightenment

He is the Chair of Mind and Life Institute, founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, and an adjunct professor at the School of Religious Studies

teachings of the Four Noble Truths and expanded their meaning to cover most of the topics of Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lama’s combination of superb intellect

the remaining four of the five works of Maitreya, their transmission from India to Tibet, and various views about them in the Tibetan tradition. (Source:

225-228 in The Complete Works of Chos rgyal 'phags pa. vol 7 of The Complete Works of the Great Masters of the Sa skya Sect of the Tibetan Buddhism, compiled

Liberation is regarded by all Tibetan Buddhist schools as one of the most inspiring and comprehensive works of the tradition. Written by Gampopa (born 1079 CE)

selected authors, some of which have been classified as proponents of the “empty of other” philosophy. It is by now generally accepted that their works have

scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian

experience of spiritual insight and grace which any one of them may describe and elucidate. Some of these expediences are of highest value, some of less value

Society and has authored many works including a commentary on Pramāṇasiddhi and two books of poetry entitled Sweets of the Mute. He is currently a researcher

the court of the Tibetan king, at the peak of his power in the middle of the eighth century, contains the following chapters: l) Translation of the Chinese

che'i rgyan One of Gampopa's most enduring works. It was one of the first "stages of the path" (lam rim) texts to be written by a Tibetan, after the genre

Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim Book Book  Search online The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim publishes the collected works of the early

tradition attributes authorship of both aspects of the text to the as of yet still mysterious figure of Sāramati, the Tibetan tradition attributes the treatise

philosophical analysis of the authors’ principal views and justifications of Mahāmudrā against the background of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist doctrines on

considered a reincarnation of Taranatha). Two of Taranatha's best known works are his History of Buddhism in India and Origins of the Tara Tantra, or as it

scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian

brief overview of the five works of Maitreya and the doxographical affiliation of their content. As he starts his exegesis on the topic of buddha-nature

experience of the fundamental nature of mind and phenomena. The Elements of Tantric Practice concerns the meditative processes of the inner system of secret

and provides an overview of the key points of each system. His syncretic approach, which emphasizes the strengths of each of the systems and incorporates

knowledge of the second set of teachings and the sugata-essence of the last turning of the wheel of the Dharma. According to the general system of mantra

Uttaratantra in Relation to the Other Works of Maitreya Canti, John. "On the Uttaratantra in Relation to the Other Works of Maitreya." Conversations on Buddha-Nature

king of Śambhala and an emanation of Vajrapāṇi, in the Dhānyakaṭaka stūpa, a notable center of Mahāyāna in the vicinity of the present-day village of Amarāvatī

Beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Indian Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;History of buddha-nature

the eye of intelligence of those without bias. While the stream of the Narmadā river of virtue Washes away the stains of the mind, With the waves of the virtues

teachings of the later Buddhists and of the special theory of the Essence of Buddhahood (tathāgatagarbha), the fundamental element (dhatu) of the Absolute

experience of spiritual insight and grace which any one of them may describe and elucidate. Some of these expediences are of highest value, some of less value

translations of Tibetan tantric works, can be taken as analogous to descriptions of buddha-nature restructured to conform to the methodologies of tantric praxis

way than the idea of all-pervasiveness of the Dao. A historical, doctrinal investigation of the intellectual formation of the concept of buddha-nature in

the fears of inferiority and fears of very subtle impurities, thus it is posited as resultant state of refuge. The followers of the vehicle of pratyekabuddhas

(1292–1361), Tibetan authors began to use the terms "tathāgatagarbha sūtras" and "sūtras of definitive meaning" and compiled lists of those types of sūtras.

the sphere of conception. Therefore, [stating] the pair of the nonexistence of [any characteristic of] afflicted phenomena and the existence of the characteristic

Gorampa's Outline of A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes273 Appendix B: Transliteration of the Tibetan Text of A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes277

ར་བསྐྲུན་མཛད། Geshe Thubten Jinpa and Institute of Tibetan Classics published the Collection of Works on Buddha-Nature. 2014 CE ཀརལ་བྲུན་ཧོ་ཟལ་ནས་གཞན་

are also found in a number of Indian and Tibetan Mahāmudrā works. Usually, these connections are made in the wider context of the Mahāmudrā approaches that

This kind of realization of the mode of being of the profound nature of phenomena is called "the wisdom of the tathāgata heart" or "the wisdom of emptiness

qualities of the jewel of the saṃgha through [the passage about] the mutual display of the powers of the spheres that are the objects of the samādhis of bodhisattvas

explanation of the Uttaratantra through the path of the direct perception of the heart of the matter consists of the teachings of the followers of the meditative

one of the most influential masters for the scholastic lineages of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. This volume contains an annotated translation of Rongtön

and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham Buddha-Nature and a Dialectic of Presence and Absence in the Works of Mi-pham Dissertation

experience of spiritual insight and grace which any one of them may describe and elucidate. Some of these expediences are of highest value, some of less value

related literature. Examples of the writings of very few of the Tibetan masters in each of these lineages before the time of Dölpopa seem to have survived