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Tonmi Sambhota

Vairotsana

Marpa

Drogmi Lotsawa

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Machik-Labdron

Khyungpo Naljor

Drubtob Orgyenpa

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General Information This lexicon is currently being updated and we hope it can develop into a Dharma Dictionary. Currently it contains free resources for the "circle of lotsawas" involved in the translation of Buddhist texts and teachings from Tibetan into Western languages.

Search the dictionary Use the search box on the top right to search for any tibetan term in Wylie transliteration. (examples: sems, rig pa, snying rje). Searches can also be made in Tibetan Unicode (example 'ཀྱག་གྲིར་འཆི།).

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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 Teachings Note to Editors and Contributors BDRC's new BUDA Project: www.bdrc.io. At this time (May 26, 2021, https://www.tbrc.org/ continues to be accessible). 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 General discussion page for translators: lotsawa discussion page Latest Twenty New or Modified Entries No changes during the given period match these criteria.

Oldest News The Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary, including entries by Ives Waldo, Erik Pema Kunsang, Jim Valby, Richard Barron, Erick Tsiknopoulos, Gyurme Dorje, Thomas Doctor, Matthieu Ricard, David Karma Choephel, Cortland Dahl, Richard Babcock, Jeffrey Hopkins, Tyler Dewar etc., is available for search in the search box. Mulamadhyamakakarika: Verses from the Centre by Stephen Batchelor Dharma Sun (video teachings) more than 13 million page views. General discussion page for translators: lotsawa discussion page Paro Taktsang, one of the sacred sites in Buddhist history. Gyurme Dorje's Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings Mahamudra pith instructions in the Kagyu section under Tibetan texts in Wylie format, compiled by Thomas Roth (Sherab Drime) The beginnings of a comprehensive Database of Buddhist Quotations 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 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 Chronology of Buddhism by Matthieu Ricard 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. FEATURED PAGE: The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines (RiBa), A ‘Re-Visioning’ of Dr. Conze's work by Richard Babcock