Mike Dickman

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Short description

Worked largely on Nyingma and 'Drigung Ka'gyü texts, particularly those in the cycles of both Düd'jom Rinpoches, Künzang Dechen Lingpa and the 'Drigung Ka'gyü 'Yangzab' cycle. Started working seriously about 20 years back at the request of Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche.

Main teachers

HH Düd'jom Rinpoche, HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Künzang Dechen Rinpoche, Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche, Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche

Published Works

A translation of the Le'u Dünma entitled 'A Treasure Trove of Blessing and Protection: the Seven-Chapter Prayer of the Great Teacher Padmasambhava' published last year by Cool Grove Press.

Numerous sadhanas by both Düd'jom Rinpoches, Künzang Dechen Lingpa and from the 'Drigung Ka'gyü 'Yangzab' cycle

Active Projects

Currently working (slowly) on several texts:

• the 'jam dpal mtshan brjod along with commentaries by Vimalamitra, Guru Padmasambhava and Rongzom Pandita.

• the dri med bshags rgyud

• an ongoing project of translations of texts from the above-mentioned sadahana cycles and their accompanying background material.

• klong chen rab 'byam's rang sgrol 'khor gsum and certain of the texts from the snying thig ya bzhi

• selected texts from both mi pham rinpoche and dpal sprul rinpoche

• bdud 'jom gling pa's gnas lugs rang byung

stuff i would like to get started on but haven't found the time for yet:

the autobiography of mkhas btsun bzang po rinpoche and biography of bdud 'joms rinpoche, 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal if it's at all possible

Unpublished Works (completed)

• ding ri brgya tsa ma and smon lam sum bcu ma

• the complete zhal gdams section from the gsung 'bum of bdud 'joms rinpoche, 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje

• thog mtha' bar gsum du dge ba'i gtam lta sgom spyod gsum nyams len dam pa'i snying nor

• mkhas pa Śrī rgyal po

• rnam shes ye shes 'byed pa

• Ārya aparamita āyujñāna nāma mahāyana sutra biharati sma

• A translation of the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṁgīti along with Vimalamitra's commentary, Nāmasaṁgītivṛttināma arthaprasakakāraṇadīpa and the intercalated chapter found only in certain versions

External Links

Email: crowspeaks@gmail.com