Gyurme Dorje
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 * [www.penguincatalogue.co.uk]
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