Contributors

We extend our thanks to all the people, venerable as well as ordinary, who have directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or unwillingly, contributed to the hotchpodge presented in versions 1, 2 & 3.

First to the benefactors of the project whose contributions made the work possible:

Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, III (who gave the first donation of $300) Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Tulku Pema Wangyal George MacDonald The Nalanda Individual Assistance Trust Nalanda Translation Committee (Larry Mermelstein, in particular) Gyurme Dorje Gerry Wiener Matthieu Ricard James Valby Lama Chokyi Nyima (Richard Barron)

To the people the dictionary benefitted from directly, by my fortune to receive teachings from, study with, learn from, or translate for, not listed in order of priority; (I apologize for not having kept up with the latest levels of titles — all the lamas are respectively venerable, precious, very venerable, eminent and sublime). Thanks to everyone:

Adeu Rinpoche Alak Zenkar Rinpoche Ayang Tulku Rinpoche Bairo Rinpoche Bakha Tulku Rinpoche Beru Khyentse Rinpoche Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Chatral Rinpoche Sangye Dorje Chhoje Tulku Rinpoche Chogye Trichen Rinpoche Chokling Rinpoche, Mingyur Dewey Dorje Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, whose influence has been priceless Dabzang Rinpoche Dakpo Tulku Dalai Lama, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kyabje Dodrub Chen Rinpoche Dorzong Rinpoche Drungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Goshi Gyaltsab Rinpoche Gyalsey Tulku Rinpoche Gyalwang Karmapa Rangjung Rigpey Dorje Gyatrul Rinpoche Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche Jigmey Khyentse Nuden Dorje Jigmey Norbu Rinpoche Kalu Rinpoche Karma Trinley Rinpoche Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Khenpo Chadral Khenpo Chodrak Khenpo Chodzo Khenpo Chogah Khenpo Chokyi Gocha Khenpo Drukchung Khenpo Konchok Monlam Khenpo Ngedon Khenpo Palden Sherab Khenpo Pema Gyaltsen Khenpo Pema Sherab Khenpo Tashi Palden Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche Khyentse Yeshe Rinpoche Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche Lama "Akhu" Pema Yugyal Lama Chonjor Lama Putsi Pema Tashi Rinpoche Lama Rigsang Dorje Lama Tobgyal, crazy yogi Lama Tubten and Lama Lodro, resident lamas in Denmark in the late '70es Lama Wangdor Rinpoche, meditator master at the Tsopema caves Lobpon Sherab Ozer Lobpon Yeshe Trinley Mingyur Rinpoche, Tulku of Yongey Mingyur Dorje Minling Trichen Rinpoche Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche Özer Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, a true nirmanakaya in the guise of a bodhisattva Sakya Tridzin Rinpoche Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche Shelkar "Amchi" Rinpoche Sogyal Rinpoche Soktse Rinpoche Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche Tai Situ Rinpoche Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche Tarab Tulku Tarig Tulku Rinpoche Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche Tenga Rinpoche Thinley Norbu Rinpoche Trulshik Rinpoche, Ngawang Chokyi Lodro Tsoknyi Rinpoche Tulku Chogyal Rinpoche Tulku Pema Rigdzin Tulku Rangdrol Tulku Sang-ngak Rinpoche Tulku Thondup Rinpoche Zangzang Tulku Zatrul Rinpoche

Special thanks to:

the members of Nalanda Translation Commitee in Boulder and Halifax, especially Gerry Wiener, Larry Mermelstein, Tony Duff, Ives Waldo, Scott Wellenbach, and others Matthieu Ricard, French translator and assistant to Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche the members of Padmakara Translation Group in France the members of Kalu Rinpoche's translation group in Sonada the members of Marpa School of Translation in Boudhanath the members of Lama Norlha's translation group in New York the members of the Yeshe De Project in Berkeley the members of the translation commitee for A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras, headed by the late Garma C. Chang

To the translators of the present age who have generously donated years of their precious life to further the spreading of the Buddhadharma:

Allan Walace Andreas Kretschmar Ani Jinpa Palmo, nun from Holland Ani Lodro Palmo, American nun Ani Ngawang Chodron, Marilyn Silverstone Ann Benson Arie Goldfield Bo Colomby Chokyi Nyima, Richard Barron David Christiansen Erik Haarh, late teacher of Tibetan at University of Copenhagen George Dreyfuss, a Western Geshe Geraldo Abboud, translator from Argentina Geshe Tubten Jinpa Gyurme Dorje, translator from Scotland Jacob Leschley Jules Levinson Kiki Ekselius Lama Dennis, Kalu Rinpoche's translator Lama Lodru, Lama Namze, emissary of Kalu Rinpoche Lama Ngawang, translator of Kalu Rinpoche Lisa Anderson Marcia Binder Schmidt Matthew Kapstein Michelle Martin Maruta Kalnins Namdol Gyatso Lama Ngawang Sonam, principal at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery Ngawang, Tibetan teacher in Copenhagen Patrick Gaffney Peter Goldfarb Peter Roberts Professor Norbu in Darjeeling Sangye Khandro, translator of Gyatrul Rinpoche Sarah Harding Shakya Dorje, Canadian translator Sister Palmo, Mrs Bedi Steven Goodman Thomas Roth Tony Duff, who worked on an early version

Through their work and writings, published or unpublished, works these people have used have greatly helped in the compiling of the dictionary:

Akong Rinpoche Alex Wayman Alexander Berzin Ato Rinpoche Chimey Rinpoche Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Christian Lindtner Constance Wilkinson Cyrus Stearns Dagyab Rinpoche Daniel Cozort David Jackson Dhongthog Rinpoche Dorje Wangchuk Edward Conze Elizabeth Napper Flemming Faber Francesca Fremantle Garma C. Chang Gene Smith Geoffrey Hopkins Geshe Kalsang Geshe Lundrup Sopa Geshe Wangyal Guy Newland Herbert Guenther Jaeschke James Valby Janice Willis Jay "Lama Ngawang" Goldberg Joe Wilson John Reynolds Judith Hanson Junsiro Takakusu Karl-Franz Erhard Katia and Ken Holmes Keith Dowman Khandro Rinpoche, the daughter of Minling Trichen Lama Kazi Dawa Samdup Lama Norlha Lama Rinchen, resident Lama in New York Lama Yeshe Rinpoche Lati Rinpoche Lobsang Lhalungpa Lokesh Chandra for his Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary Martin Wilson Melvin Goldstein Michael Roach, Geshe La Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Robert Thurman Sarat Chandra Das Shenphen and Michael Hookham Stephen Batchelor Tsepak Rigdzin for his Dictionary Tubten Zopa Rinpoche

Lastly, thanks to the staff at Rangjung Yeshe Translations & Publications in Boudhanath, and to the other people who directly have contributed to the efforts of compiling and editing of this work:

Andreas Kretchmar Ani Lodro Palmo Ben Rosenschweig Chris Gianottis Felice Bachman George MacDonald Graham Sunstein Heidi Koeppl Ives Waldo Jacob Leschley Joanne Larson Judy Amzits Kathy Morris Mark Seibold Marcia Binder Schmidt Maria Pelaez Matthieu Ricard Monika Kretchmar Phinjo Sherpa Thomas Doctor Tina Lang Tracy from Australia

Thanks again to everyone named here as well as all of you who have worked on presenting the Dharma preserved in Tibetan to the rest of the world.

Erik Pema Kunsang (Erik Hein Schmidt) Chief Editor & Compiler Rangjung Yeshe Translations & Publications PO Box 1200, Kathmandu, Nepal