New Materials from the Tengyur Collection (200-800 AD)
Buton Rinchen Drup (1290-1364)
Lama Umapa, Drupchen Pawo Dorje (fl. 1390)
Kunkyen Chunjor Pelsang (fl. 1490)
Sera Jetsun Chukyi Gyeltsen (1469-1546)
Kedrup Jinpa Dargye (b. 1558)
Gomde Namka Gyeltsen (1532-1592)
Ngawang Trinle Hlundrup (fl. 1665)
Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsundru (1648-1721)
Lobsang Tenpay Nyima (1689-1772?)
Keutsang Lobsang Jamyang Munlam (1689-?)
His Holiness the Seventh Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso (1708-1757)
Longdol Lama Ngawang Lobsang (1719-1794)
Gungtang Konchok Tenpay Drunme (1762-1823)
Drakgunpa Konchok Tenpa Rabgye (1801-1866)
Chuje Ngawang Pelden (1806-?)
Gyalkampa Jamyang Trinle (fl. 1815)
Gungtang Lodru Gyatso (1851-1930)
Cheshu Rinpoche Lobsang Jangchub Tenpay Drunme (1861-1933?)
Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo (1878-1941)
Denma Lobsang Dorje (fl. 1940)
Kachen Lobsang Supa (d. about 1998)
New Materials from the Tengyur Collection
of Sanskrit Buddhist Classics in Tibetan Translation (200-800 AD)
You'll find the rest of a huge commentary on valid perception by the Indian master Jamari; three separate works on Sanskrit grammar; and thirteen titles on the secret practice of the Angel of Diamond (Vajra Yogini).
Buton Rinchen Drup (1290-1364)
We've completed many of the extensive commentaries on the secret practice of the Wheel of Time (Kalachakra) by the master who helped standardize the Tibetan canons themselves, and who was perhaps one of the greatest historical influences in the birth of the lineage of the Dalai Lamas: the Gelukpas.
Lama Umapa, Drupchen Pawo Dorje (fl. 1390)
Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419), perhaps the most famous teacher of Tibetan history, is said to have gained much of his knowledge directly from the enlightened being named "Gentle Voice" (Manjushri). Oftentimes this knowledge was received through an intermediary—Lama Umapa, Drupchen Pawo Dorje—one of Je Tsongkapa's most important tutors. In this release you'll find an entire collection of works by Lama Umapa on the secret teachings of Manjushri himself.
Kunkyen Chunjor Pelsang (fl. 1490)
Kunkyen Chunjor Pelsang is best known for being the teacher of the famed textbook writer of Sera Jey Tibetan Monastery who appears next. In the release you will find his extensive commentary on Buddhist logic and perceptual theory, as well as a commentary upon the perfection of wisdom (prajnya paramita). Both are counted as part of the curriculum of Trashi Hlunpo Tibetan Monastery.
Sera Jetsun Chukyi Gyeltsen (1469-1546)
We have a second typing of some important material on the perfection of wisdom by this eminent author of classical philosophy textbooks from Sera Jey Tibetan Monastery.
Kedrup Jinpa Dargye (b. 1558)
Here in Release V you'll find further important items on the perfection of wisdom by another famed writer of monastic textbooks, this one from the Jangtse College of Ganden Tibetan Monastery.
Gomde Namka Gyeltsen (1532-1592)
Also in Release V is an important commentary on middle-way (madhyamika) philosophy by a scholar from the Jangtse College of Ganden Tibetan Monastery.
Ngawang Trinle Hlundrup (fl. 1665)
On this release you'll find an important early work on the collected topics of Buddhist logic and perceptual theory (bsdus-grva) by a teacher of the famed Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsundru (who comes next).
Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsundru (1648-1721)
Release V marks the beginning of the collected works of one of the greatest monastic philosophers in the history of Tibet, from the Gomang College of Drepung Tibetan Monastery. The input was done from an authoritative but indistinct older woodblock print, and we'd be grateful for any help on finding a better copy for a second input edition. Here you'll find a number of works on vowed morality (vinaya) and the secret teachings (tantra).
Lobsang Tenpay Nyima (1689-1772?)
We've included a detailed monastic commentary on the perfection of wisdom, by this master from Ganden Tibetan Monastery.
Keutsang Lobsang Jamyang Munlam (1689-?)
In this release you'll find a great many works on Gelukpa spiritual practice from Keutsang Rinpoche's collected works. The subjects include vowed morality; the steps to enlightenment (including commentaries on Je Tsongkapa's briefer presentation of the lam-rim and the six preliminary practices); the great seal (mahamudra); mind-only philosophy (chittamatra); guidelines for spiritual retreats; Buddhist logic; tantra; and the famed "practice for six times of the day."
His Holiness the Seventh Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso (1708-1757)
Release V also begins the collected works of His Holiness the Seventh Dalai Lama, known especially for his mastery of the secret teachings. Here you will find a commentary to the famed Thousand Angels of the Heaven of Bliss (the dGa'-ldan lha-brgya-ma), and a number of other Lama practices.
Longdol Lama Ngawang Lobsang (1719-1794)
Longdol Lama wrote some of the most important reference works in the history of Tibetan literature; in Release V you'll find his four famed catalogs of teachings received; several surveys of Gelukpa and Kadampa works available in his times; histories of Buddhism in India and Tibet; his autobiography; and interesting works on tantra, the interpretation of dreams, and even the evaluation of gemstones.
Gungtang Konchok Tenpay Drunme (1762-1823)
Konchok Tenpay Drunme—who was associated with both the Gomang College of Drepung Tibetan Monastery and with Labrang Trashi Kyil Monastery—was one of the most prolific and multifaceted commentators on the Buddhist classics of ancient India. In Release V you'll find commentaries on the perfection of wisdom; the Heart Sutra; middle-way philosophy; vowed morality; higher knowledge (abhidharma); mind-only philosophy; the teaching on the four truths; dependent origination; Buddhist logic; comparative philosophy (grub-mtha'); the practice of refuge; the steps to enlightenment (including a commentary on the Path of Ease [bDe-lam], by the First Panchen Lama); a study of emptiness; the great seal; the practice of offering a mandala; teachings of the great Milarepa; and a meditation upon emptiness, among others.
Drakgunpa Konchok Tenpa Rabgye (1801-1866)
Perhaps the most famous work on Tibetan local history is the massive History of the Dharma in Amdo (popularly called the "Amdo Chunjung"). The text is found here in its entirety; if you're into Tibetan history, you'll appreciate the ability to search for historical figures digitally.
Chuje Ngawang Pelden (1806-?)
Ngawang Pelden, the "King of the Dharma," was a Mongolian sage who is best known for his incisive survey of the tantric systems. Here in Release V you'll find this work, along with explanations of comparative philosophy (including an extensive commentary on the Grub-mtha' chen-mo); middle-way teachings; the perfection of wisdom; and vowed morality.
Gyalkampa Jamyang Trinle (fl. 1815)
In Release V you'll find this author's extensive collection of works on the secret practices of Gentle Voice (Manjushri).
Gungtang Lodru Gyatso (1851-1930)
Among the collected works by this eminent geshe of Labrang Trashi Kyil Tibetan Monastery are extensive commentaries upon the perfection of wisdom and middle-way philosophy, both found here.
Cheshu Rinpoche Lobsang Jangchub Tenpay Drunme (1861-1933?)
With Release V we have completed almost the entire collected works of this high reincarnate Lama connected with Kumbum Monastery in east Tibet. Among the important works you'll find are notes on the famous "combined commentary" of four great Lamas to the Great Book on the Steps of the Path (Lam-rim chen-mo) of Je Tsongkapa; commentaries to tantric teachings, including the Six Practices of Naropa, the Twenty-One Taras, and Gentle Voice; explanations of vowed morality; Sanskrit grammar; Tibetan medicine; and finally Cheshu Rinpoche's autobiography.
Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo (1878-1941)
Release V marks the completion of nearly all the writings of this famous author of A Gift of Liberation, Laid in the Palm of Your Hand. There are a number of tantric works, and also some intriguing "question-and-answer" records of meetings with major disciples.
Denma Lobsang Dorje (fl. 1940)
Also included in this release is the famed 2-volume biography of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche by a close disciple from Denma Tibetan Monastery. Having this work in searchable form will be especially appreciated by students of 20th-century Tibetan history, which due to the invasion and occupation of Tibet can sometimes be a little spotty.
Kachen Lobsang Supa (d. about 1998)
Release V marks the beginning of a large number of works being input with the cooperation of Trashi Hlunpo Tibetan Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lamas, transplanted to southern India. The late and very dear Kachen Supa was the indomitable abbot and high tantric master of this monastery over the past few decades; we include in this release works on the perfection of wisdom and Buddhist logic. Found in Release V as well is a work on logic and perceptual theory by Kachen Jampa Tupten, also from Trashi Hlunpo.
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