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Short description

Gyurme Dorje holds a PhD in Tibetan Literature and an MA in Sanskrit with Oriental Studies. From 1991 to 1996 he held research fellowships at London University, where he worked on the Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary. He has written, edited, translated and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture.

Published Works

Some Published Works of Gyurme Dorje (includes translations, editions and original compositions)

The Guhyagarbhatantra and its XIVth Century Commentary Phyogs-bcu mun-sel. PhD Thesis, SOAS, University of London (3 vols), 1987. See www.bl.uk

Dudjom Rinpoche's The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. Wisdom Publications, Boston. 1st edition (2 vols), 1991; 2nd edition (1 vol), 2002. See www.wisdompubs.org

Tibetan Medical Paintings. Serindia Publications, London (2 Vols). 1992. See www.serindia.com

Tibet Handbook. Footprint Handbooks, Bath. 1st edition, 1996; 2nd edition 1999; 3rd edition 2004. See www.footprintbooks.com

Bhutan Handbook. Footprint Handbooks, Bath. 1st edition, 2004. See www.footprintbooks.com

Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings Eskenazi & Fogg, London. 2001. See www.whiteberyl.com

An Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary (Nationalities Publishing House/ SOAS, Beijing. Vol. 1, 2001). Enquiries: tedic@hotmail.com

“A Rare Series of Tibetan Banners”, in Pearls of the Orient, Serindia, 2003. See www.serindia.com

Forthcoming Publications

The Great Temple of Lhasa, Thames & Hudson, 2005

The Complete Tibetan Book of the Dead, Penguin, January, 2005

The Guhyagarbha Tantra: Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions (Snowlion)

An Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary (Nationalities Publishing House/ SOAS, Beijing. Vols. 2-3

Websites

Trans Himalaya, under the direction of Dr Gyurme Dorje, a Tibetologist and Tibet travel writer, organise travel throughout the Tibetan plateau, as well as in Mongolia, China and the Himalayas (Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, and Ladakh).