Jim Valby

Dr. Jim Valby has been a student of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu since 1982. He earned M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Far Eastern Studies under Dr. Herbert V. Guenther of the University of Saskatchewan in 1973 & 1983 focussing on the texts of Shrisingha and Vimalamitra. Now he is preparing English translations of some early rgyud lungs of Dzogchen Semde, Longde and Upadesha.

Abbreviation: [JV]

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• Tantras of the sems sde of Dzogchen.
• The Marvelous Primordial State. Tibetan title: byang chub sems rmad du byung ba. Sanskrit title: bodhicittasopashika
• Sky-like Vast Space Tantra of the Great Perfection (of) the Primordial State. Tibetan title: byang chub kyi sems rdzogs pa chen po mkha' mnyam klong gi rgyal po zhes bya ba. Sanskrit title: bodhicitta mahasandhi khasame alankara tantra raja na ma.

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