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==Short description==
 
==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.
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'''Gyurme Dorje''' held 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 wrote, edited, translated and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture. He passed away on February 5th, 2020. His real name was apparently mostly kept a secret and is not widely known to the public.  
  
 
==Main teachers==
 
==Main teachers==
The previous [[Kangyur Rinpoche]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]],  
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The previous [[Kangyur Rinpoche]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Chatral Rinpoche]], [[Tulku Pema Wangyal]], [[Zenkar Rinpoche]] [[Thubten Nyima]]
 
 
[[Chatral Rinpoche]], [[Tulku Pema Wangyal]], [[Zenkar Rinpoche]] [[Thubten Nyima]]
 
  
 
==Published Works==
 
==Published Works==
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*'''The Tibetan Book of the Dead''': First Complete English Translation, Penguin Classics, 2005 See [http://www.penguincatalogue.co.uk]
 
*'''The Tibetan Book of the Dead''': First Complete English Translation, Penguin Classics, 2005 See [http://www.penguincatalogue.co.uk]
  
Forthcoming Publications
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==Forthcoming Publications==
  
 
*The Great Temple of Lhasa, Thames & Hudson, 2005
 
*The Great Temple of Lhasa, Thames & Hudson, 2005

Revision as of 16:51, 2 July 2021

Short description[edit]

Gyurme Dorje held 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 wrote, edited, translated and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture. He passed away on February 5th, 2020. His real name was apparently mostly kept a secret and is not widely known to the public.

Main teachers[edit]

The previous Kangyur Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, Tulku Pema Wangyal, Zenkar Rinpoche Thubten Nyima

Published Works[edit]

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 [1]
  • 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; ISBN 0861711998. See Wisdom Books
  • Tibetan Medical Paintings. Serindia Publications, London (2 Vols); ISBN 0-906026-26-1. 1992. See Serindia
  • Tibet Handbook. Footprint Handbooks, Bath. 1st edition, 1996; 2nd edition 1999; 3rd edition 2004; ISBN 1900949334 See Footprintbooks
  • Bhutan Handbook. Footprint Handbooks, Bath. 1st edition, 2004. See Footprintbooks
  • Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings Eskenazi & Fogg, London. 2001. See Whiteberyl
  • 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 Serindia
  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete English Translation, Penguin Classics, 2005 See [2]

Forthcoming Publications[edit]

  • 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

Internal Referances[edit]

Websites[edit]

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).