Difference between revisions of "Stephen Aldridge"
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==Short Description== | ==Short Description== | ||
| − | Stephen Aldridge (Ka-rma gSung-rab rgya-mtsho) lives in northern California. Since 1986 Stephen has traveled on pilgrimage or for retreat in Tibet, Amdo and Kham. He has visited monasteries looking for Tibetan texts. In recent years he has been focusing on pilgrimage (lam yig) literature and high-altitude retreat texts (ri chos) as a subset of research on high-altitude running meditation (rlung sgom) and ru-shan practices. | + | Stephen Aldridge (Ka-rma gSung-rab rgya-mtsho) lives in northern California. Since 1986 Stephen has traveled on pilgrimage or for retreat in Tibet, Amdo and Kham. He has visited monasteries and private homes looking for Tibetan texts. In recent years he has been focusing on pilgrimage (lam-yig) literature and high-altitude retreat texts (ri-chos) as a subset of research on high-altitude running meditation (rlung-sgom) and ru-shan practices. |
==Main Teachers== | ==Main Teachers== | ||
| − | [[Chime Rinpoche]] ('Chi med Ra-rda Rin po che), Ka-nying lineage, [[Hiroshi Sonami]] (bSod nams rGya mtsho Rin po che), Sa-nying lineage, [[Karmapa 16]] (Rang byung Rig pa'i rDo rje), Ka-nying, [[Lama Pema Dorje]] (bLa ma Pad ma rDo rje), Ka-nying | + | [[Chime Rinpoche]] ('Chi med Ra-rda Rin-po-che), Ka-nying lineage, [[Hiroshi Sonami]] (bSod-nams rGya-mtsho Rin-po-che), Sa-nying lineage, [[Karmapa 16]] (Rang-byung Rig-pa'i rDo rje), Ka-nying, [[Lama Pema Dorje]] (bLa-ma Pad-ma rDo-rje), Ka-nying |
==Published Works== | ==Published Works== | ||
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''Three Experiences'' ([[snang gsum mdzes rgyan]] by dKon mchog lhun grub) with Hiroshi Sonami | ''Three Experiences'' ([[snang gsum mdzes rgyan]] by dKon mchog lhun grub) with Hiroshi Sonami | ||
| − | ''Pilgrims' Guide to Minyag Sacred Sites'' - [[Gangs dkar gyi gnas yig dang gnas 'dus skabs kyi phan yon mdor bsdus dad pa'i sa bon]] by Gangs dkar | + | ''Pilgrims' Guide to Minyag Sacred Sites'' - [[Gangs dkar gyi gnas yig dang gnas 'dus skabs kyi phan yon mdor bsdus dad pa'i sa bon]] by Gangs-dkar Rinpoche (expected to be published Sept., 2007) |
| − | ''The Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain'' - [[‘Bo Gangs dkar sprul sku’i rnam thar dad pa'i pad dkar bzhugs]] by Mi nyag mgon po | + | ''The Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain'' - [[‘Bo Gangs dkar sprul sku’i rnam thar dad pa'i pad dkar bzhugs]] by Mi-nyag mgon-po (expected to be published Sept., 2007) |
| − | ''A Prophecy of Things to Come'' - [[Ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me]] by 'Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse dbang po | + | ''A Prophecy of Things to Come'' - [[Ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me]] by 'Jam-dbyangs mkhyen-brtse dbang-po |
==Research/pilgrimage== (incomplete) | ==Research/pilgrimage== (incomplete) | ||
| − | ''Mi-nyag according to Tibetan history and an analysis of some Mi-nyag naming conventions'' - Mi nyag mgon po, Bod kyi lo rgyus rigs pa’i nang Mi nyag gi gnas tshul dang Mi nyag skor gyi ming tshig ‘gar dpyad pa, Krung go’i bod ljongs, Vol 5, 1998, p.21-23 | + | ''Mi-nyag according to Tibetan history and an analysis of some Mi-nyag naming conventions'' - Mi-nyag mgon-po, Bod kyi lo rgyus rigs pa’i nang Mi nyag gi gnas tshul dang Mi nyag skor gyi ming tshig ‘gar dpyad pa, Krung go’i bod ljongs, Vol 5, 1998, p.21-23 |
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 25 July 2007
Short Description[edit]
Stephen Aldridge (Ka-rma gSung-rab rgya-mtsho) lives in northern California. Since 1986 Stephen has traveled on pilgrimage or for retreat in Tibet, Amdo and Kham. He has visited monasteries and private homes looking for Tibetan texts. In recent years he has been focusing on pilgrimage (lam-yig) literature and high-altitude retreat texts (ri-chos) as a subset of research on high-altitude running meditation (rlung-sgom) and ru-shan practices.
Main Teachers[edit]
Chime Rinpoche ('Chi med Ra-rda Rin-po-che), Ka-nying lineage, Hiroshi Sonami (bSod-nams rGya-mtsho Rin-po-che), Sa-nying lineage, Karmapa 16 (Rang-byung Rig-pa'i rDo rje), Ka-nying, Lama Pema Dorje (bLa-ma Pad-ma rDo-rje), Ka-nying
Published Works[edit]
Active Projects[edit]
Complete liberation from the three realms - rDzogs-pa chen-po yang zab bla sgrub dkon mchog spyi 'dus kyi khrid yig gu ru'i dgongs rgyan nyin byed snying po las rdzogs rim khrid yig khams gsum yongs grol by Las 'phro gling pa
==Unpublished Works== (completed)
Three Experiences (snang gsum mdzes rgyan by dKon mchog lhun grub) with Hiroshi Sonami
Pilgrims' Guide to Minyag Sacred Sites - Gangs dkar gyi gnas yig dang gnas 'dus skabs kyi phan yon mdor bsdus dad pa'i sa bon by Gangs-dkar Rinpoche (expected to be published Sept., 2007)
The Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain - ‘Bo Gangs dkar sprul sku’i rnam thar dad pa'i pad dkar bzhugs by Mi-nyag mgon-po (expected to be published Sept., 2007)
A Prophecy of Things to Come - Ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me by 'Jam-dbyangs mkhyen-brtse dbang-po
==Research/pilgrimage== (incomplete) Mi-nyag according to Tibetan history and an analysis of some Mi-nyag naming conventions - Mi-nyag mgon-po, Bod kyi lo rgyus rigs pa’i nang Mi nyag gi gnas tshul dang Mi nyag skor gyi ming tshig ‘gar dpyad pa, Krung go’i bod ljongs, Vol 5, 1998, p.21-23