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Overview of the གདམས་ངག་མཛོད་

STATISTICS:
18 Volumes, ka through tsha
Three printings, 1971-1972, 1979-1981, 1999.
dbu chen script
Average pecha pages per volume: 267.83
Average Western pages per volume: 535.67
Largest Volume: shangs pa bka' brgyud Volume 12 (na) - 774 pages, 387 folios
Smallest Volume: sa skya lam 'bras Volume 6 (cha) - 424 pages, 212 folios
Average lines of text per pecha page: 7
Total # of texts: 392?
Average Text Length:
Largest text:
Smallest text (not counting outlines of each volume):
Largest section: Volumes 7-10 mar pa bka' brgyud (ja, nya, ta, and tha) 2106 pages.
Smallest section: Volume 15 dus 'khor dang o rgyan bsnyen sgrub (ba) 626 pages.
Percent of all 18 volumes already translated:

Chart breaking down the size of texts in each volume with notes to content:

Gene Smith Information from TBRC

Summary of Email from Gene Smith:

Gdams ngag mdzod Kundeling Printing - W21811 in 12 volumes in Delhi by Ngawang Gyaltsen and Ngawang Lungtok, 1971-1972. There were a few texts and pages missing from this edition.

Gdams ngag mdzod Dilgo Khyentse Printing - W20877. 18 volume pothi format edition published in Paro, Bhutan, 1979-1981. This contained several of the rare texts missing from the Kundeling printing.

Gdams ngag mdzod Shechen Printing - W23605 in 18 pothi volumes was produced in 1999 under Tsadra patronage. This is the most complete and contained the few missing pages and texts that had been found since the 1979-1981 version. Produced in manuscript.

Actual Email Letter from Gene Smith:

Dear Eric:

There were indeed three editions, more or less complete, of the gdams ngag mdzod, published in South Asia between 1971 to 1999.

W21811 in 12 volumes published in 4-up book format volumes through the efforts of the Kungo Kundeling, the Religious Affairs Minister of the Dharmasala Administration, by his servants Ngawang Gyaltsen and Ngawang Lungtok. There were a few texts and pages missing from this edition. Jamgon Kongtrul and his successors were unable to find a few small texts when the Palpung edition was first carved on to blocks.

W20877. HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche did not like the 12 volume 4-up printing and ordered us to publish an 18 volume pothi format edition from 1979-1981 from Paro. This contained several of the rare texts missing from the Kundeling printing

W23605 in 18 pothi volumes was produced in 1999 under Tsadra patronage, I believe. This is the most complete and contained the few missing pages and texts that had been found since the 1979-1981 version. This was produced in manuscript. I don't think we will find more of the missing sections that Jamgon Kongtrul wanted included.

We found as many gsan yig and par byang bibliographic sources as we could and these are numbers: W22446 and W22459.

These were included in the editions.

I'm in India now and have just returned from Bodhgaya and the Nyingma Monlam. I had the great pleasure to see Lama Ngodrup who now looks after the welfare of the Shechen nuns at Sisinang. He was responsible for the large part of Dilgo Khyentse's publications for many years. I think will still have some dkar chag and related material connected with the history of the gdams ngag mdzod.

Regards

gene

E. Gene Smith

Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center

17 W. 17th Street, 9th Floor

ph: 212-620-5000 x-306

fax: 212-645-3206

http://www.tbrc.org

Mailing Address:

150 W 17th St.

New York, NY 10011

Karl B. Report on Marpa Kagyu

Compiled by Karl Brunnholzl for Tsadra Foundation, April 2010

Report on a potential Tsadra Foundation Translation Project:

Translation of the gdams ngag mdzod

Outline and contents of the mar pa bka’ brgyud section of the gdams ngag mdzod

The Paro edition of the gdams ngag mdzod in 18 volumes (edited by Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche and published by Lama Ngodrup and Sherab Drimey 1979–81) consists of the following nine sections:

gsang sngags rnying ma (2 volumes: ka and kha)

bka’ gdams (2 volumes: ga and nga)

sa skya lam ‘bras (2 volumes: ca and cha)

mar pa bka’ brgyud (4 volumes: ja, nya, ta, and tha)

shangs pa bka’ brgyud (2 volumes: da and na)

zhi byed dang gcod (2 volumes: pa and pha)

dus ‘khor dang o rgyan bsnyen sgrub (1 volume: ba)

khri skor sna tshogs (2 volumes: ma and tsa)

jo nang khrid brgya dang dkar chag brgyud yig (1 volume: tsha)

Among these, the mar pa bka’ brgyud section consists of 95 texts with a total of 1049 folios (a few of these texts have been translated already; translations I know of are noted in [ ]). In general, the texts contained in this section can be broadly classified into five main categories:

1) Sadhanas, abhisheka manuals, and ritual instructions on the deities Cakrasamvara, Vajrayogini, Mahakala, and Vetali (289 folios)

2) Instructions on the practices related to the texts under 1) (75 folios)

3) Instruction manuals on The Six Dharmas of Naropa (120 folios)

4) Mahamudra instruction manuals (336 folios)

5) Miscellaneous (229 folios)

Thus, the bulk of these texts (35 %) consists of sadhanas, abhisheka manuals, ritual instructions, supplications, and—surprisingly few—instructions on the primary deities Cakrasamvara and (to a lesser degree) Vajrayogini. The second biggest group (32 %) consists of texts on Mahamudra, followed by instructions on The Six Dharmas (11 %). The miscellaneous group (22 %) contains a variety of texts such as a number of guru yogas, some texts by the Karmapas, Jigten Sumgon’s dgongs pa gcig pa, supplications, instructions on utpattikrama and sampannakrama.

In more detail, each volume consists of the following texts:

Volume ja (13 texts)

9 texts on Cakrasamvara in the snyan brgyud lugs, the ras chung lugs, and the mai tri’i lugs (sadhanas, abhisheka manuals, ritual instructions, and one sampannakrama manual)

165 folios

3 texts on Vajrayogini in the snyan brgyud lugs (sadhanas, abhisheka manuals, ritual instructions)

44 folios

1 text on Mahamudra and the Six Dharmas

61 folios

Volume nya (24 texts)

8 texts on Cakrasamvara:

5 instruction manuals on Cakrasamvara (1 on third abhisheka practice)

37 folios

2 texts on Mahamudra in relation to Cakrasamvara

13 folios

1 supplication to Cakrasamvara and Vajrayogini in the snyan brgyud

21 folios

8 texts on Mahamudra:

Ngondro manual

6 folios

Instruction Manual on Mahamudra (gnyug ma’i de nyid gsal ba) [Translated as Clarifying the Natural State by Erik Pema Kunsang]

26 folios

2 texts on the Four-Letter Mahamudra (phyag chen yi ge bzhi pa) root and commentary

11 folios

2 texts by bla ma zhang: phyag rgya chen po’i lam mchog mthar thug [Translated as

The Path of Ultimate Profundity by Dan Martin]

phyag chen sngon ‘gro dang dngos gzhi

28 folios

Rechungpa’s Seven-Branch Mahamudra (phyag rgya chen po yan lag bdun ldan gyi

khrid yig)

1 folio

sems khrid yid bzhin nor bu’i lo rgyus

11 folios

1 instruction manual on The Six Dharmas (gsang chen gyi de nyid gsal ba)

46 folios

Miscellaneous:

3 texts on lus med mkha’ ‘gro in ras chung lugs

19 folios

Marpa’s dril bzhi’i lo rgyus

16 folios

Supplication to Gampopa’s lineage of the union of Mahamudra and the Six Dharmas

3 folios

Summary of Gampopa’s Four Dharmas

2 folios

Entrustment of Practice (sgrub pa’i zhal bskos)

3 folios

Volume ta (27 texts)

9 texts on Mahamudra:

Karma Kamtsang Ngondro [translated by Nalanda Translation Committee]

9 folios

Zur mang drung pa’s Mahamudra instructions

7 folios

Phag mo gru pa’s Mahamudra instructions

10 folios

2 texts on phyag chen lnga ldan (‘bri gung)

13 folios

Karma chags med’s phyag rdzogs zung ‘jug [Translated as The Union of Mahamudra

and Dzogchen by Erik Pema Kunsang]

12 folios

3 other Mahamudra instruction manuals

30 folios

5 texts on The Six Dharmas:

bdud rtsi’i snying khu, sngon ‘gro, and gsol ‘debs [Translated as The Essence of Amrita

by the Nalanda Translation Committee and also by Peter Roberts; upcoming in Thubten

Jinpa’s series]

25 folios

Instruction manual on Six Dharmas

23 folios

‘bri gung Six Dharmas

4 folios

2 instruction manuals on Vajrayogini:

Visualization manual for Vajrayogini

21 folios

rlung sems gnyis med for Vajrayogini

5 folios

Miscellaneous:

sku gsum ngo sprod (Rang byung rdo rje)

8 folios

sku gsum ngo sprod (Theg chog rdo rje) [Translated by Phil Stanley, Scott Wellenbach, and Karl Brunnholzl]

4 folios

rlung sems gnyis med (Rang byung rdo rje)

4 folios

Naropa’s gegs sel gzer lnga’i man ngag [Translated as Naropa’s Five Nails by Susanne Schefczyk]

11 folios

Guru yoga of the Eighth Karmapa (thun bzhi’i bla ma’i rnal ‘byor) [Translated by Tina Draszczyk and Nalanda Translation Committee]

8 folios

Visualization manual for the rdo rje ‘chang thung ma

4 folios

ri chos bai durya’i phreng ba

5 folios

‘Jig rten gsum mgon’s dgongs pa gcig pa

20 folios

The essence of dgongs pa gcig pa

11 folios

lnga ldan gtor dbang

6 folios

bla med lhan skyes rnam bzhi’i rdzogs rim snying po’i don gyi phreng ba

23 folios

Volume tha (31 texts)

15 texts on Mahamudra:

2 texts on khro phu Mahamudra

5 folios

7 texts on ‘brug pa bka’ brgyud Mahamudra (ro snyoms skor drug)

71 folios

1 text by ‘ba’ ra ba rgyal mtshan dpa bzang on guru yoga in connection with Mahamudra and The Six Dharmas

17 folios

1 text on Ngondro notes

9 folios

4 further Mahamudra instruction manuals

31 folios

5 texts on Four-Armed Mahakala (sadhanas and abhisheka manuals in the tshal lugs and thel lugs)

46 folios

2 texts on Vetali (sadhanas and abhisheka manuals)

14 folios

2 instruction manuals/notes on The Six Dharmas

24 folios

Miscellaneous:

rten ‘brel sgom rim

4 folios

bla ma phyi nang gsang bar sgrub pa’i gzhung

6 folios

lam zab thun mong gi khrid

10 folios

lam zab thun mong ma yin pa’i khrid rim snying po

5 folios

khrid chen brgyad mdzes par byed pa’i rgyan

8 folios

dge sbyor bdun pa’i nyams len sgang du bsgril ba

7 folios

bka’ brgyud spyi khab kyi bla ma mchod pa’i cho ga

19 folios

Compiled by Karl Brunnholzl for Tsadra Foundation, April 2010

Chokyi Nyima Report on the gdams ngag mdzod

PDF OF REPORT

Chokyi Nyima (Richard Barron)

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THE TREASURY OF SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTIONS

(GDAMS NGAG MDZOD)

The structure of the gDams ngag mdzod follows a format that Kongtrul also adopted in two

others of his five “Treasuries,” that is, the texts it contains fall into three major categories:

· liturgies, including lineage supplications, sadhanas, ganacakra rituals, aspiration

prayers, and so forth. In the case of each of six of the eight lineages of spiritual

accomplishment, Kongtrul himself composed gurupuja ritual, as well as an “overall”

ritual focusing on the gurus of all eight lineages;

· empowerment rituals; and

· scriptural sources and instruction manuals.

It is clear that Kongtrul’s intention was not simply one of presenting “teachings” in the

limited sense of the word that the word can convery to Westerners, but a complete if concise

“package,” as it were, of empowerment, oral transmission, and instruction (dbang lung khrid) for

each of these lineages.

I have tried to track down existing English translations of texts in the gDams ngag mdzod

that have already been published. This search has obviously not included possible translations

produced on the “dharma center level.” Perhaps not suprisingly, much of the existing material has

been published by Snow Lion.

In the undertaking of a project to produce translations of the texts in this collection, there

are several issues that need to be addressed. Some of these are purely technical, but there are also

concerns about accessibility and distribution.

Resource Personnel

The first issue is that of finding teachers who are willing to work with translators to answer

questions that will crop up in the process of translation. It is obvious that many of the texts in the

gDams ngag mdzod cannot be translated properly without recourse to teachers and scholars

qualified in the respective schools. We are fortunate that Ringu Tulku is very supportive of the

project; having the backing of a traditionally-trained Tibetan master to network with potential

resource scholars will be a great advantage. We need to ask whether he is willing to serve as the

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official liason between lamas and scholars on the one hand, and those working on the project on the

other.

Accessibility of Teachings

In addition to our finding people qualified to serve as resource personnel, another issue that

will no doubt present itself will be that of the appropriateness of making translations of certain texts

widely available. While many of the teachings fall into the category of “exoteric” instructions that

could be made freely available in English publication, a significant number fall within the realm of

Vajrayana teachings and “mind teachings” (such as mahamudra and rDzogs chen).

In fact, some teachings even come with explicit injunctions; in volume 17 of the Khrid sna

tshogs section, for example, the last line of ’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po’s instruction

manual concerning the white Tara states:

It is crucial that a strict seal be imposed, of keeping this text from any but those who

uphold the uncommon lineage of the Tshar pa [subschool of the Sa skya].

In Rin chen gru bo, Longchenpa’s overview of the Kun byed rgyal po tantra of the Category of

Mind teachings of Dzogchen, it is stated that the text should not be transmitted to more than five

qualified students at a time (mind you, an English translation, which includes this injunction, has

already been published as You Are the Eyes of the World (Kennard Lipman & Merril Peterson,

trans.; Snow Lion Publications, 2000). Yet another example is that of the guruyoga practice of the

Shangs pa bka’ brgyud, based on the six-armed Mahakala and known as “sNying zhugs.”

Another question to be addressed is whether there is any real need to translate

empowerment manuals at all. But aside from the fact that in the future there will hopefully be

English-speaking lineage holders who will be bestowing these empowerments on English-speaking

students (both groups, alas, as ignorant of Tibetan as the vast majority of Tibetans were of

Sanskrit), these manuals contain much valuable information about the specific lineage and

tradition, and about the general models that apply to Vajrayana teachings.

Obviously then, there will need to be some kind of prioritizing of which texts are

appropriate for public distribution, and which might be relegated to some kind of model for limited

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distribution. I think this issue is one that needs attention. The argument that valuable teachings

should be translated to facilitate their transmission in the future in non-Tibetan contexts needs to be

weighed against the traditions’ caution against making certain teachings too public. Different

teachers of course have different standards concerning how strict a seal needs to be applied in the

case of any given text, but even the younger, more Westernized lamas can show a real resistance to

participating in the process of “revealing secrets.” It would be interesting to have input from

translators who have already had to deal with the secrecy issue and have done so within the

boundaries of a respectful relationship with the tradition and the teachers with whom one is

working. One example that comes to mind is that of Cyrus Stearns’ experience in working on

Taking the Result as the Path: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition, his volume

published in the Library of Tibetan Classics series.

Existing Translations

Another issue that needs to be discussed is that fact that certain texts have already been

translated into English and published. This is especially so in the case of the Kadamapa volumes,

due in large part to Tupten Jinpa’s book Mind Training: The Great Collection. If a text has already

been translated in a competent way, it seems a bit redundant to redo it for inclusion in the Tsadra

Foundation series, even if the style of the existing translation differs greatly from the one that

would be produced under Tsadra’s auspices. Readers of the Tsadra volume could be directed to the

previous translations to supplement the Tsadra translations of that volume. This should probably be

discussed on a case-by-case basis.

Translators

As to who would actually do the work of translation, given the volume of material involved

(18 volumes containing hundreds of texts), it is obvious that this project would have to be a

collaborative effort. I personally am very excited about this project, and am very enthusiastic to

tackle especially the two rNying ma and four Mar pa bka’ brgyud volumes. Hopefully others would

have their own preferences. Clearly, anyone with prior experience translating material within a

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given tradition would be a “first draft” choice. Still, it might very well be necessary to look outside

the existing group of Tsadra Foundation fellows and grantees for specific volumes or traditions.

As for the time frame involved, this is difficult to predict with any real accuracy. Some texts

would be more straightforward and less demanding than others, and so while the volumes are all

roughly the same size, any one volume might take significantly longer than another. I certainly

cannot speak for others, but my impression in looking over the material in a general way is that I

would estimate at least (not at most!) two years per volume at my own pace.

I have appended a list of all the titles contained in the Shechen Publications 1998 edition of

the gDams ngag mdzod. I have not had time to compare this with the edition published in Paro,

Bhutan by Dil mgo mkhyen brtse rin po che from 1979 through 1981, although at first glance the

later edition seems to be simply a reprint from the same masters of the earlier one. I have applied a

color code (hopefully helpful) to the list, to try to show the relative proportions of liturgies to

empowerments to instruction manuals. This is just a rough first stab; some of the texts probably

contain elements of two, or even all three, of these categories. Where the author was easy to

identify, the name has been included, as has the number of folia on the Tibetan text.

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List of Texts contained in the 18 volumes of the gDams ngag mdzod

Abbreviations and color codes:

Liturgies

Empowerment manuals

Instruction manuals

Existing English translations

MT Mind Training: The Great Collection

Thupten Jinpa, trans.

The Library of Tibetan Classics, vol. 1

TRP Taking the Result as the Path: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition

Cyrus Stearns, trans.

The Library of Tibetan Classics, vol. 4

MM Mahamudra and Related Instructions: Core Teachings of the Kagyü School

Peter Alan Roberts, trans.

The Library of Tibetan Classics, vol. 5 (to be published)

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RNYING MA

Vol. 1 (Ka) 238

Mahayoga

sGyu ‘phrul drva ba’i lam rnam par bshad pa chung ngu

Buddhaguhya 8

Man ngag lta ba’i phreng ba

Padmakara 6

in The Great Perfection

Samten Karmay, trans.

Brill, 1989

also

translated by Tupten Jinpa (not published) for H.H. Dalai Lama’s

public teachings at the University of Miami, Sept, 2004

(available online at http://www.lamrim.com/hhdl/garlandofviews.html)

Man ngag lta ba’i phreng ba’i tshig don gyi ‘grel zin mdor bsdus pa zab don pad tshal ‘byed pa’i

nyi ‘od

‘Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha’ yas 28

Ma mo gsang ba las kyi thig le

Padmakara 5

dPal rdo rje sems dpa’ sgyu ‘phrul drva ba’i grol byed lam gyi snying po’i don khrid

Ngag gi dbang po rdo rje gzi brjid (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 5

bDe ba gsal mdzad kyi rnal ’byor bzhi rim

(inclusion suggested by ’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po; text not found) 41

Anuyoga

‘Dus pa chen po mdo’i ngang sgom gyi khrid rim khol phyung du bkod pa shel dkar phreng mdzes

sMin gling Lo chen Dharmasri� � � � � � � 21

Na rag dong sprugs kyi khrid yig zab lam snang byed

sMin gling Lo chen Dharmasri� � � � � � � �8

Atiyoga

Category of Mind (sems sde)

rDzogs pa chen po’i sems sde’i rgyud lung gi rtsa ba gces par btus pa rnams

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Sems sde’i dbang chog bla ma’i zhal gdams

Kah thog rMog ston rdo rje dpal bzang 29

Byang chub kyi sems kun byed rgyal po’i don khrid rin chen gru bo

kLong chen rab ‘byams 13

You Are the Eyes of the World

Kennard Lipman & Merril Peterson, trans.

Snow Lion Publications, 2000.

rDzogs chen sems sde’i khrid yig

Sog ldog pa bLo gros rgyal mtshan 13

rDzogs chen sems sde brgyud pa’i gsol ‘debs byin rlabs kyi dga’ ston

Sog ldog pa bLo gros rgyal mtshan 5

sLob dpon dga’ rab rdo rje nas brgyud pa’i rdzogs pa chen po sems sde’i pra khrid kyi man ngag

Nam mkha’ rdo rje 26

A ro lugs snyan brgyud rin po che’i khrid kyi man ngag mkha’ dbyings snying po’i bde khrid

Zha dmar II mKha’ spyod dbang po 8

Category of Expanse (klong sde)

rDzogs pa chen po’i klong sde’i rgyud lung gi rtsa ba gces par btus pa rnams

8

kLong sde rdo rje zam pa las sgom tshul bla ma’i byin rlabs rgyas pa’i chga khrigs su bkod pa ye

shes chu rgyun

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rDzogs pa chen po klong sde’i snyan brgyud rin po che rdo rje zam pa’i sgom khrid kyi lag len

Zha dmar IV sPyan nga chos grags 12

kLong sde rdo rje zam pa las /nyams len bzhi’i rnal ‘byor dang he ru ka mngon rdzogs rgyal po’i

phrin las gsal bar bkod pa

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Vol. 2 (Kha) 249

Category of Direct Transmission (man ngag sde)

‘Od gsal rdzogs pa chen po man ngag sde’i gnad kyi bcud phur sangs rgyas kyi ‘das rjes gsum

8

sPros bcas kyi dbang chog tshangs pa’i dra ba

kLong chen rab ‘byams 9

8

dKyil ‘khor spros bcas ming gi rim pa gsal bar byed pa

kLong chen rab ‘byams 2

sPros med kyi dbang chog rin poche’i drva ba

Byar med klong yangs (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 12

Shin tu spros med kyi dbang chog padma’i drva ba

kLong chen rab ‘byams 9

gLing bzhi rgyan gyi mandala

kLong chen rab ‘byams 3

Rab tu spros med kyi dbang chog ‘od kyi dra ba

kLong chen rab ‘byams 7

lNga tshan lnga’i mandala ‘bul ba’i cho ga yid bzhin drva ba

kLong chen rab ‘byams 1

Tshogs mchod kyi rim pa yid bzhin rgya mtsho

kLong chen rab ‘byams 6

rDzogs pa chen po gsang ba snying thig ma bu’i bka’ srol chu bgnyis ‘dus kyi khrid yig dri med

zhal lung

Padma gar dbang phrin las ‘gro ‘dul rtsal (‘Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros

mtha’ yas) 59

gSang skor gyi dbang gi lag len gsal ba’i sgron me

sNa tshogs rang grol (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 7

mChog gsang lam khrid chen mo

kLong chen rab ‘byams 5

sLob dpon rin po che padma ‘byung gnas kyis mdzad pa’i phyi chos mdo sngags thun mong gi lam

rim rin chen spungs pa

Padmakara 14

rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i gnas gsum dge ba gsum gyi don khrid byang chub lam

bzang

Dri med ‘od zer (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 43

Sems nyid rang grol gyi gsol ‘debs

kLong chen rab ‘byams 2

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rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid rang grol gyi lam rim snying po’i don khrid

kLong chen rab ‘byams 10

rDzogs pa chen po chos nyid rang grol

Dri med ‘od zer (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 9

rDzogs pa chen po mnyam nyid rang grol

Dri med ‘od zer (kLong chen rab ‘byams) 12

rDzogs pa chen po man ngag snying thig gi bla ma brgyud pa’i rim pa mchod pa’i cho ga kun

bzang rnam par rol pa’i rgyan

Karma ngag dbang yon tan rgya mtsho blo gros mtha’ yas pa’i sde 21

(‘Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha’ yas)

bKa’ srung e ka dzA Ti sde bdun gyi rjes gnang

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BKA’ GDAMS

Vol. 3 (Ga) 272

Mainstream Sources (gzhung)

Theg pa chen po’i lam gyi rim pa’i gzhung byang chub lam gyi sgron ma / bLo sbyong don bdun

ma’i rtsa tshig / bKa’ gdams glegs bam gyi rtsa tshig Byang bhu sems dpa’ nor bu’i phreng ba

Dipamkara Srijñana (Atisa) 7

The Lamp for the Path and Commentary

Richard Sherburne, S.J., trans.

Unwin Hyman, 1983

also in

The Complete Works of Atisa

Richard Sherburne, S.J., trans.

Aditya Prakashan, 2003

(various translations, incl.

The Great Path of Awakening

Ken McLeod, trans.

Shambhala, 2005

and

MT, pp. 83-5)

Byang chub lam gyi sgron ma’i ‘grel pa snying por bsdus pa byang chub lam gyi snang ba rab tu

gsal ba

‘Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha’ yas 24

Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i nyams len bsdus don gyi tshigs su bcad pa

bLo bzang grags pa (rJe Tsong kha pa) 4

in

The Essence of Superfine Gold

Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam, trans.

LTWA, 2007

Byin rlabs nye brgyud kyi gsol ‘debs dngos grub snye ma

bLo bzang grags pa (rJe Tsong kha pa) 1

Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i ‘khrid gser gyi yang zhun

bSod nams rgyal mtshan (Ta la’i bla ma III) 19

The Essence of Superfine Gold

Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam, trans.

LTWA, 2007

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also

Selected Works of the Dalai Lama III: Essence of Refined Gold

Glenn H. Mullin, trans.

Snow Lion Publications, 1985

Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i khrid yig thams cad mkhyen par bgrod pa’i bde lam

Pan chen I bLo bzang chos kyi rgyal mtshan 25

included in:

Path to Bliss: A Practical Guide to the Stages of Meditation

H. H. Dalai Lama (Thubten Jinpa, trans.)

Snow Lion Publications, 1991

Byang chub lam gyi rim pa nyams su len tshul gyi phyag bzhes snying por dril ba

Mañjughora (‘Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po (?)) 10

rGyal ba’i bstan pa la ‘jug pa’i rim pa skyes bu gsum gyi man ngag gi khrid yig bdud rtsi’i nying

khu

Taranatha 47

Essence of Ambrosia: A Guide to Buddhist Contemplations

Willa Baker, trans.

LTWA, 2005

also

Richard Barron (forthcoming translation in Tsadra Foundation Series,

with additional commentary by ‘Ba’ mda’ thub bstan dge legs rgya mtsho)

Zab mo lta brgyud lugs kyi sems bskyed pa’i cho ga byang chub chen po’i gzhung lam

‘Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 24

Theg pa chen po shin tu rgyas pa’i lugs kyi sems bskyed dang sdom pa’i cho ga byang chub sems

dpa’i lam bzang

’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 27

Spiritual Instructions (gdams ngag)

Theg pa chen po’i blo sbyong gi dkar chag

1

Jo bo rje rgyal srid spangs nas thar pa sgrub pa’i rnam par thar pa

‘Brom ston rGyal ba’i ‘byung gnas 13

MT, pp. 27-55

Jo bo mnyam med gser gling pa dang mjal ba’i rnam thar

8

MT, pp. 57-70

12

Theg pa chen po’i blo sbyong gi rtsa tshig mchan bcas

’Chad kha ba Ye shes rdo rje 3

MT, pp. 27-55

Theg pa chen po’i blo sbyong gi rtsa tshig mchan med

’Chad kha ba Ye shes rdo rje 1

MT, pp. 83-5

Byang chub lam kyi rim pa la blo sbyong ba la thog mar blo sbyong ba chos kyi sgo ’byed

sPyan nga ba bLo gros rgyal mtshan 58

Vol. 4 (Nga) 323

Blo sbyong don bdun ma’i ‘grel pa

Se spyil pu Chos kyi rgyal mtshan 13

MT, pp. 87-132

Blo sbyong mtshon cha’i ‘khor lo

Dharmarakrita 7

MT, pp. 133-53

Blo sbyong rma bya dug ‘joms

Dharmarakrita 6

MT, pp. 155-70

Blo sbyong gyer bsgom rdo rje’i glu & Byams pa’i rnal ’byor pa’i blo sbyong

Maitriyogi

MT, pp. 171-5

bLo sbyong sems pa’i rim pa

gSer ling pa Chos kyi grags pa (?)

MT, pp. 177-94

mTha’ khob ’dul ba’i chos

gSer gling pa Chos kyi grags pa

MT, pp. 195-6

Nyon mongs lam du khyer ba’i chos

MT, pp. 197-8

bLa ma’i rnal ‘byor

11

MT, pp. 199-202

13

sDig sbyong man ngag (many subsections)

47

MT, pp. 203-312

rGyal ba’i sras po thogs med bzang po dpal gyis mdzad pa’i blo sbyong don bdun ma

rGyal sras Thogs med bzang po 13

Theg pa chen po blo sbyong don bdun ma’i nyams su len tshul snying por dril ba phan bde’i sa bon

’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 14

Theg pa chen po blo sbyong don bdun ma’i khrid yig blo dman ‘jug bder bkod pa byang chub

gzhung lam

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 17

The Great Path of Awakening

Ken McLeod, trans.

Shambhala, 2005

bLo sbyong brgyud pa’i gsol ‘debs dad pa’i gdung sel

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 1

(translation by Ngawang?)

bLo sbyong smon lam byang sems rgya mtsho’i ‘jug ngogs

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 2

(translation by Ngawang?)

Pith Instructions (man ngag)

bKa’ gdams thig le bcu drug gi sgrub thabs dbang bskur bklag chog tu bsdebs pa

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 17

Thig le bcu drug gi sgom bzlas nyams su len tshul snying por dril ba grub gnyis mchog sbyin

Gung thang III dKon mchog bstan pa’i sgron me 5

bKa’ gdams thig le bcu drug gi zab khrid kyi rim pa snying por dril ba grub gnyis mchog sbyin

’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 12

bKa’ gdams lha bzhi’i rjes gnang rtsa ba’i phyag len bslad med sgrub thabs rin ‘byung las khol du

phyungs pa

Taranatha (extracted from the sGrub thabs rin chen ’byung gnas collection) 8

bKa’ gdams lha bzhi’i khrid kyi yi ge mdo sngags lam gyi bcud ‘dus

Yon tan rgya mtsho (’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas) 34

14

Lam gyi gtso bo rnam gsum

bLo bzang grags pa (rJe Tsong kha pa) 2

in

Three Principal Aspects of the Path

H. H. Dalai Lama

LTWA, 2009

and in

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Geshe Sonam Rinchen & Ruth Sonam

Snow Lion Publications, 1999

Lam gyi gtso bo rnam gsum gyi tshig ‘grel mdor bsdus pa skal bzang thar pa’i ‘jug ngogs

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 25

dGe ldan bka’ brgyud rin po che’i phyag chen rtsa ba rgyal ba’i gzhung lam

Pan chen I bLo bzang chos kyi rgyal mtshan 5

in

The Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra

H. H. Dalai Lama & Alexander Berzin

Snow Lion Publications, 1997

dGe ldan bka’ brgyud rin po che’i bka’ srol phyag rgya chen po’i rtsa ba rgyas par bshad pa yang

gsal sgron me

Pan chen I bLo bzang chos kyi rgyal mtshan 25

Shing rta chen po rnam gnyis kyi gzhung dang rjes su mthun pa’i dbu ma’i lta khrid bdud rtsi’i

snying po

Mang thos klu sgrub rgya mtsho 8

gZhan stong dbu ma chen po’i lta khrid rdo rje’i zla ba dri ma med pa’i ‘od zer

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 11

mGon pa ti sha gtso bor gyur pa’i bka’ gdams bla ma rnams mchod cing gsol ba ‘debs pa’i cho ga

bkra shis grags pa’i rgya mtsho

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 15

sGrub thabs rin ‘byung las khol du phyungs pa ‘phags pa dzaM bha la dkar po lha lnga’i sgrub

thabs rjes gnang dang bcas pa

Taranatha (extracted from the sGrub thabs rin ’byung collection) 5

dPal ldan mar me mdzad kyi bstan srung khyad par du ‘phags pa mgon po gri gug ma’i sgrub

thabs rjes gnang dang bcas pa gdug pa kun ‘joms

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 6

mGon po gri gug dpa’ gcig gi sgrub thabs bzlas lung ‘bogs tshul dang bcas pa

’Jam mgon kong sprul bLo gros mtha’ yas 4

15

SA SKYA LAM ‘BRAS

Vol. 5 253

Primary and Secondary Sources (lam ‘bras kyi gzhun rtsa ‘grel)

gSung ngag rin po che lam ‘bras bu dang bcas pa’i gzhung rdo rje’i tshig rkang

Virupa 17

TRP, pp. 13-21

including:

· de’i bsDus don mchan dang bcas pa

· lTa ba ‘khor ‘das dbyer med kyi gzhung rtsa ba

rJe btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan

· gZhung ji lta ba bzhin dkri ba’i khrid yig Jo lcags ma

· rNam ‘grel don bsdus tshigs bcad ma mchan bcas

· yang Tshigs bcad ma

· de’i bsDus don mchan

Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po

gSung ngag rin po che lam ‘bras bu dang bcas pa’i gzhung rdo rje’i tshig rkang gi ‘grel pa

(“rNam ’grel gNyags ma”)

Sa chen Kun dga’ snying po 44

TRP, pp. 23-126

Empowerments (smin byed dbang)

dPal kyai rdo rje’i mngon par rtogs pa ‘bring du bya ba yan lag drug pa’i mdzes rgyan

Ngor chen dKon mchog lhun grub 15

dPal kyai rdo rje’i gtor chog mdzes rgyan

Ngor chen dKon mchog lhun grub 12

dPal kyai rdo rje’i dbang gi chu bo chen mo mdzes par byed pa’i rgyan

Ngor chen dKon mchog lhun grub 33

dPal kyai rdo rje man ngag lugs kyi dbang chog lung dang man ngag gi snying po bsdus pa

‘Jam dbyangs blo gter dbang po 41

16

Instructions (grol byed khrid)

gSung ngag rin po che lam ‘bras bu dang bcas pa’i brgyud ‘debs kha skong bcas

Ngor chen & ‘Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 2

Lam ‘bras bu dang bcas pa’i gzhung ji lta ba bzhin dkri ba’i khrid yig sbas don kun gsal

dPal ldan bla ma bSod nams rgyal mtshan 48

Lam sbas te bshad pa man ngag gi zin bris

bDag chen rdo rje ‘chang bLo gros rgyal mtshan 4

brDa’ don gsal ba’i khrid yig

bDag chen rdo rje ‘chang bLo gros rgyal mtshan 13

Lam ‘bras khrid yig ‘bring po dpal Phag mo grub pa’i gsung shin tu nye brgyud

bDe gshegs stag lung pa chen pos zin bris mdzad pa 16

‘Phags pa mkha’ ‘gro ma rdo rje gur gyi rgyud kyi dgongs pa dag pa gsum gyi khrid yig

Chos rgyal ’phags pa 8

Vol. 6 219

Lam skor phyi ma brgyad kyi brgyud pa’i gsol ‘debs

Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po & ’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 3

Lhan cig skyes grub

Dombi heruka 6

bsKyed rim zab pa’i tshul dgus brgyan pa

Acarya Padmavajra

rDzogs rim mar me’i rtse mo lta bu’i gdams ngag

rJe btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan 12

gTum mo lam rdzogs

Acarya Kpsnacarya 6

Yon po srong ba’i gdams pa

Acarya Ucitamara 2

mChod rten drung thob

Acarya Nagarjuna 4

Phyag rgya chen po yi ge med pa

Acarya Vagisvarakirti 7

17

bSam gyi mi khyab kyi gdams ngag

dPal Tog tse ba 19

Phyag rgya’i lam skor

Acarya Indrabhuti 9

Dom+bi he ru ka’i lhan cig skyes grub kyi khrid yig bkra shis gi waM sman bcud

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 7

Pad+ma badz+ra’i zab pa’i tshul dgu’i khrid yig bkra shis yungs kar gong bu

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 15

Nag po tsi Ta ‘chi ba med pa’i yon po srong ba’i khrid yig bkra shis zho’i snying po

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 4

‘Phags pa klu sgrub kyi mchod rten drung thob kyi khrid yig bkra shis bilba’i ljon bzang

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 12

Ngag dbang grags pa’i phyag rgya chen po yi ge med pa’i khrid yig bkra shis durba’i myu gu

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 9

Tog rtse pa’i bsam gyis mi khyab pa’i khrid yig bkra shis dvangs shel me long

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 12

Indra bhu ti’i phyag rgya’i lam gyi khrid yig bkra shis dung dkar g.yas ‘khyil

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 8

Nag po pa’i gtum mo lam rdzogs kyi khrid yig bkra shis li khri’i thig le

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 9

‘Brog mi lo tsa bas mkhas pa sgo drug la gsan pa’i sgo drug chos ‘brel du grags pa’i khrid yig

Chos rgyal ’phags pa (from the Lam ’bras pod dmar) 8

Zhen pa bzhi bral gyi brgyud ‘debs

’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse’i dbang po 2

bLo sbyong zhen pa bzhi bral gyi skor

24

Catalog of gdams ngag mdzod from Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology

Sgrub brgyud śiṅ rta chen po brgyad kyi smin sgrol sñiṅ po rnams phyogs gcig tu bsdus pa Gdams-ṅag-rin po-cheʼi-mdzod kyi dkar chag rin chen bum bzaṅ [microform] : Gdams-ngag-mdzod catalogue Rin-chen-bum-bzang : the treasure of precious instructions, teachings, initiations of the eight great vehicle of Buddhist doctrine in the land of snow / compiled and edited by Karjam Atsen.

Other Title

   Gdams-ngag-mdzod catalogue Rin-chen-bum-bzang.

Other Title

   Gdams-ṅag-rin-po-cheʼi-mdzod kyi dkar chag rin chen bzaṅ.

Corp. Author

   Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology.

Author

   Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899.

Author

   Atsen, Karjam, Lama.

Publisher

   Gangtok, Sikkim : Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology, 1990.

Description

   xxxiv, 214 p. ; 27 cm.

Series

   Catalogue series ; 2

Series

   Kagyudpa catalogue series ; v. 1

Note

   In Tibetan; prefatory matter in English.

Note

   Cover title: Gdams-ṅag-rin-po-cheʼi-mdzod kyi dkar chag rin chen bum bzaṅ.

Note

   Includes indexes.

Note

   Master microform held by: DLC.

Note

   Microfiche. New Delhi : Library of Congress Office ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1995. 3 microfiches.

Subject

   Buddhist literature, Tibetan Bibliography Catalogs.

Subject

   Buddhism China Tibet Bibliography Catalogs.

Location

   Request available for loan at L94.BTI342

- Summary

   Bibliographical catalogue of Tibetan Buddhist literature of different sects; originally prepared by Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899.

Ruegg on the Rin chen gter mdzod catalog by Peter Schwieger

Tibetische Handschriften und Blockdrucke. Teile 11±12. (Die mTshur-phu-Ausgabe der Sammlung Rin-chen gter-mdzod chen-mo, nach dem Exemplar der Orientabteilung, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin ± Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Hs or 778, BaÈnde 14 bis 34, 34 bis 40.) Described by Peter Schwieger. (Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, Band XI, 11±12.). pp. xlix, 649; lii, 305. Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag, 1995 and 1999.

These two large volumes continue P. Schwieger's detailed catalogue of the Rin chen gter mdzod, the ®rst volume (Part 10) of which was reviewed in JRAS 1994, pp. 434±6.

Part 11 of the present publication covers the second part of vol. 14 up to the ®rst part of vol. 34 of the 104 Reviews of Books

Rin chen gter mdzod. Since an understanding of its overall structure and detailed organization is essential for the study of this enormous collection of texts, a brief outline of its contents will be given here. To begin with, in the second part of vol. 14, in vol. 15 and in the ®rst part of vol. 16, are found texts constituting the Cycle devoted to the realization (sgrub pa = saÅdhana, including invocation and evocation) of the peaceful and wrathful tutelary deities (yi dam zÏ i khro sgrub pa»i skor). The ®rst part comprises the General Cycle for realizing the collections of realization (sgrub sde spyir sgrub pa»i skor, nos. 511±593), for instance the bKa»-brgyad.

Then, in the second part of vol. 16, in vol. 17±33 and in the ®rst part of vol. 34 are found the Special Cycles of realization of the tutelary deities organized in eight groups of saÅdhana (sgrub sde brgyad bye brag tu sgrub pa»i skor, nos. 594±1318). The ®rst ®ve of these eight groups relate to transmundane (»jig rten las »das pa = lokottara) tutelary deities, and correspond to the categories of sku ``Body, gsunÇ ``Speech, thugs ``Mind, yon tan ``Good Quality, and phrin las ``(Ritual) Action; the sixth group relates to intermediate or ``borderline (so mtshams pa) divinities (or, in an alternative classi®cation, to mundane ones); and the last two groups relate to the mundane (»jig rten pa = laukika) divinities....

...In his long introduction to Part 12, Schwieger devotes several pages (pp. xxxv ff.) to an account of a thread-cross (mdos, nam mkha») rite (cho ga). This account, descriptive more than analytical, tends to stress the quaint and bizarre, and even the macabre, in this rite in so far as it is connected with the fourth (abhicaÅra) category of ritual action (drag po»i las rendered here as before by ``harte Verrichtung). The signi®cance of this rite is touched on but barely explored in detail. And while the ritual linÇga ± the ®gure of the obstructive force to be ``liberated (sgrol ba) by the rite and thus transformed and neutralized ritually ± is also brie¯y mentioned (pp. xxxix, xli), this is done without so much as a bibliographic reference to R. A. Stein's ``Le linÇga des danses masqueÂes lamaõÈques et la theÂorie des aÃmes (Liebenthal Festschrift, Sino-Indian Studies 5/3±4 [Santiniketan, 1957], pp. 200±34), which remains the most detailed study on the subject in the secondary literature. As for the rta gdonÇ me ``mare's head ®re, mentioned on pp. xxxviii and xl and translated as ``Pferdegesichtsfeuer, it corresponds to the va¥avaÅgni, that is, the submarine ®re of Indian cosmography (the va¥avaÅmukha being the entrance to the underworld). The fundamental structural opposition »jig rten pa (laukika) ``mundane/»jig rten las »das pa (lokottara) ``transmundane is touched on (pp. xxiii, xxvi), as is the ye sÏes pa or ``gnostic aspect (p. xxiv); but the relation of the latter to the dam tshig pa (saÅmayika) ``conventional is not examined, and the term dam tshig itself is somewhat approximatively rendered by Schwieger as ``oath, although in a ritual context the meaning ``convention (samaya) is inherent to it.

The ritual and visionary materials contained in these texts together with their quite intricate technical vocabulary raise a number of problems, as already pointed out in JRAS 1994, p. 435. Clearly, Tibetological and Buddhist studies need to develop appropriate concepts and a corresponding terminology adequate to the description of these complex ritual and visionary materials.

D. Seyfort-Ruegg

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Karl B. Report on Marpa Kagyu

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