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DharmaDictionary.net - a "circle of lotsawas" involved in the translation of Buddhism from Tibetan to English

Mission & aims

This website has the purpose of being dynamic and growing, a dictionary of current usage, full of resources for translators, as non-sectarian and open-minded as possible, and available on the Internet for free use by everyone.
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Contents

• Buddhist Masters, Lineages & Teachings, as well as present day Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
• 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 the study and/or practice of Buddhism
• Categories on this website

Samples

• Sample of an entry for the Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary on DharmaDictionary.net
  
• Sample page of teacher Longchenpa, Chatral Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
• Sample page of translator Gyurme Dorje

Editors/contributors

As this online dictionary of current usage comes up-and-running, there will be plenty of opportunity to add and edit. To nominate the best person you know, write to: dictionary@rangjung.com -- (currently you can just create your own account)

Note to editors and contributors

Edit access requires user id and password.

Please read the

• User's Guide for usage and configuration help and the
• documentation on customizing the interface for the more complex stuff.