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The Tibetan word shedra (bshad grva) literally means a 'centre for teaching'. In traditional monastic centres, the shedra is the school where monks and nuns study the most important buddhist scriptures based on the explanations of their teacher, or khenpo. This study centre is often seen as a counterpart to the retreat centre, or drupdra, where monks undertake long-term retreats. The shedra and the drupdra are two of the most vital parts of a monastery, centres of excellence preserving the living lineage of the Dharma through the twin pursuits of study and practice.  
  
==Short description==
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At the heart of the Tibetan educational tradition is the lineage of teachers. These teachers assume leadership roles from generation to generation, one generation taking responsibility for teaching the key texts to the next, transmitting the central doctrines, and exemplifying the important accomplishments attained from taking the wisdom of the lineage teachers to heart. For some centuries, this lineage of wisdom has become institutionalized in the Tibetan academy, referred to as the "shedra."
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==
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==International Shedra Schools==
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* [[Nitartha Institute]]
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* [[Rangjung Yeshe Institute]]
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* The [[Rigpa Shedra]]
  
==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
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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
 
 
 
 
 
Forthcoming Publications
 
 
 
The Great Temple of Lhasa, Thames & Hudson, 2005
 
 
 
The Complete Tibetan Book of the Dead, Penguin, January, 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
 
 
 
==Websites==
 
[http://www.trans-himalaya.com/index.htm 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).]
 

Revision as of 07:13, 25 November 2005

The Tibetan word shedra (bshad grva) literally means a 'centre for teaching'. In traditional monastic centres, the shedra is the school where monks and nuns study the most important buddhist scriptures based on the explanations of their teacher, or khenpo. This study centre is often seen as a counterpart to the retreat centre, or drupdra, where monks undertake long-term retreats. The shedra and the drupdra are two of the most vital parts of a monastery, centres of excellence preserving the living lineage of the Dharma through the twin pursuits of study and practice.

At the heart of the Tibetan educational tradition is the lineage of teachers. These teachers assume leadership roles from generation to generation, one generation taking responsibility for teaching the key texts to the next, transmitting the central doctrines, and exemplifying the important accomplishments attained from taking the wisdom of the lineage teachers to heart. For some centuries, this lineage of wisdom has become institutionalized in the Tibetan academy, referred to as the "shedra."

International Shedra Schools[edit]


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