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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''' 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==
 
==Main teachers==
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(includes translations, editions and original compositions)
 
(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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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
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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
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'''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
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'''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
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'''Bhutan Handbook'''. Footprint Handbooks, Bath. 1st edition, 2004. See www.footprintbooks.com
  
 
Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings Eskenazi & Fogg, London. 2001. See www.whiteberyl.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
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'''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 [http://www.penguincatalogue.co.uk]
 
 
 
  
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“'''A Rare Series of Tibetan Banners'''”, in Pearls of the Orient, Serindia, 2003. See www.serindia.com
  
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'''The Tibetan Book of the Dead''': First Complete English Translation, Penguin Classics, 2005 See [http://www.penguincatalogue.co.uk]
  
 
Forthcoming Publications
 
Forthcoming Publications

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Short description[edit]

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[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 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

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).