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Website Contents Buddhist Masters, Lineages & Teachings Present day Tibetan Buddhist Teachers The Rangjung Yeshe Gilded Palace of Dharmic Activity Literature - Data on important Tibetan Buddhist literary works and collections Translators & Translations - Present day lotsawas, translation groups and their work Resources for the study and translation of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Literature Study Programs related to Buddhist study and practice Categories on this website Note to Editors and Contributors Invitation Letter Welcome to first time users of DharmaDictionary Instructions for making & editing entries Email group for editors of DharmaDictionary.net. how to join/subscribe & unsubscribe. Browse All Pages Browse All Categories The great translator Vairotsana

Latest News Tibetan Buddhist canon An overview Glossary to The Great Image, the lifestory of Vairotsana Google has now begun making searches of www.dharmadictionary.net (see left box). The indexing is in process, about 80% - try searching for "Rinpoche". A Concise Catalogue to the Precious Translated Words of the Conqueror, reformated from the ACIP version Catalogue of the New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa by Andreas Doctor 21 indices in Wylie format in new category Wylie Indices, compiled by Edward Henning The Kat'hok lineage Standard & Extended Wylie diagrams Sambhota, by Gerry Wiener Khenpo Namdrol A General Dharma Glossary from Matthieu Ricard, many details Geographical Glossary from Matthieu Ricard Prajnaparamita in Eight Thousand Verses Tibetan Translation converted from the ACIP input version Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche Chronology of Buddhism by Matthieu Ricard Lineages & Teachings Buddha Shakyamuni Apho Yeshe Rangdrol Rinpoche Karl_Brunnhoelzl, translator Five Sisters of Long Life The Rangjung Yeshe Gilded Palace of Dharmic Activity; An English-based Glossary of Buddhist People, Places, and Things...is now available on this site. (or simply The Gilded Palace) (The 'A to Z' base is set up for use now, and the links are an on- going project enabling ease of search and referencing). The Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary -- including Jim Valby, Ives Waldo, Matthieu Ricard, Richard Barron, etc., is available for search in the left search box. lineage of Pawo Rinpoche by Erwan Temple FEATURED PAGE: The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines (RiBa), A ‘Re-Visioning’ of Dr. Conze's work by Richard Babcock