Cortland Dahl

Short description

Cortland J. Dahl graduated from Naropa University in 2000 with an MA degree in Buddhist Studies and Tibetan language. Since that time, he has worked as an instructor at Kathmandu University's Center for Buddhist Studies, located in Kathmandu, as well as an interpreter for various lamas, including Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche. He currently works as the director of both the Rimé Foundation and Tergar Institute, and is involved in various translation projects (see below).

Main teachers

Chatral Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Published Works

• Middle Beyond Extremes: Maitreya's Madhyantavibhanga With Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham. Maitreya, Ju Mipham, Khenpo Shenga. (With the Dharmachakra Translation Committee). Snow Lion, January 2007.
• Deity, Mantra and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, & Getse Mahapandita. Translated with Andreas Doctor (Dharmachakra Translation Committee). Snow Lion, April 2007.
• Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo (the 3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche). Heart Essence of the Dakinis: The Excellent Chariot - Inner and Outer Preliminaries. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
• Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo (the 3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche). Heart Essence of the Dakinis: The Excellent Chariot - Great Perfection Preliminaries and the Break-through Stage. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.

Published Works (Internet Publications)

• Jigme Lingpa. Prayer of the Ground, Path & Fruition. lotsawahouse.org, 2006.
• Yonten Gyatso. An Explanation of the Prayer of the Ground, Path & Fruition. lotsawahouse.org, 2006.
• Ju Mipham, et al. The Amrita of Love: A Liturgy for Saving and Ransoming the Lives of Animals. lotsawahouse.org, 2006.

Active Projects

• An anthology of texts from the Khandro Nyingtik and Khandro Yangtik, concerning the history and practice of Dzogchen, including:
  • Root texts from the Khandro Nyingtik and Khandro Yangtik
  • A commentary on the Khandro Nyingtik by the 3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche entitled rdzogs pa chen po mkha' 'gro snying thig gi khrid yig thar lam bgrod byed shing rta bzang po
  • A commentary on the Khandro Nyingtik by Terdak Lingpa entitled rdzogs pa chen po mkha' 'gro snying thig gi khrid yig zab lam gsal byed

• A collection of texts related to Padmasambhava's Rosary of Views, including:
  • man ngag lta ba'i phreng ba (root text)
  • man ngag lta ba'i phreng ba'i mchan 'grel nor bu'i bang mdzod by Mipham
  • man ngag lta ba'i phreng ba zhe bya ba'i 'grel pa by Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo
• A collection of texts on the preliminary practices by Longchenpa and Jigme Lingpa, including the latter's 7 Point Mind Training:
  • sems sbyong rnam pa bdun gyi don khrid thar ba'i them skas by Jigme Lingpa
  • klong chen snying thig gi thun mong gi sngon 'gro khrid kyi lag len la 'debs lugs Jigme Lingpa
  • klong chen snying thig gi thun mong ma yin pa'i sngon 'gro'i khrid yig dran pa nyer gzhag Jigme Lingpa
  • Catalogues of Jigme Lingpa's collected works, the Nyingthig Yabzhi, and the Nyinthig Tsapod

Other Projects

• Creating content for this site
• Working with various groups in the Twin Cities to host Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

Websites

• Rimé Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation and translation of Tibetan Buddhist literature

Contact Info

• Email: cortland at rimefoundation dot org