Gyurme Dorje
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.
Main teachers
The previous Kangyur Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche,
Chatral Rinpoche, Tulku Pema Wangyal, Zenkar Rinpoche Thubten Nyima
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
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete English Translation, Penguin Classics, 2005 See [1]
Forthcoming Publications
The Great Temple of Lhasa, Thames & Hudson, 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