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1 List of Contents of Core Text Collection II CANON bka' 'gyur (stog pho brang) bris ma [W22083] reproduction of a manuscript kangyur from the stog palace, leh, ladakh, reflecting the tradition of the drugpa kargyu in bhutan 109 rnying ma'i rgyud 'bum : a collection treasured tantras translated during the period the first propagation buddhism in tibet [W21518] Canonical texts of the Nyingma tradition; scanned from the reprint of the Tingkye Gonpa Jang manuscript. Scanned with the support of Master Tam Shek-Wing of the Vajrayana Buddhism Association and Ms. Ingmar Gutierrez of New Orleans. 36 rnying ma rgyud 'bum gyi kha skong (mtshams brag dgon pa'i bris ma) [W25815] supplementary volumes of tantras of the nyingma tradition recently found in china 6 bai ro'i rgyud 'bum [W21519] The 8 volume Bairo Gyubum is a collection of Nyingmapa tantra material found among the nomads of northern Ladakh. The lineage of transmission of these teachings has disappeared. Only a careful study of the corpus of the Nyingma Gyubum will elucidate these texts and their importance. 8 RIME COLLLECTIONS gzhung chen bcu gsum [W23198] Syllabus of Dzongsar Monastery and its affiliates throughout Tibet. These annotated editions of the Indic shastras were intended to lessen

2 the sectarian rivalries that had plagued Tibet. Written by Kenpo Zhenga (Zhenpen Chokyi Nangwa, ). 7 gzhung chen bcu gsum gyi 'chad thabs dang mtshan don 'grel pa blo gsal ngag gi rgyan [W23197] Instructions on how the thirteen basic texts of the Dzongsar curriculum should be taught; pedagogical manual by Pema Namgyal, a teacher of the Zurmang Monasteries. 1 gsung 'bum/_'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros [W21813] Dzongsar Kyentse Rinpoche Jamyang Chokyi Lodo ( ) was an extraordinary teacher for all times. Most of the important Nyingma and Rime masters of our time were his disciples. Many of his works seem no longer to be available such as his account of a pilgrimage to Central Tibet, much larger than the works of his predecessors Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo and Katog Situ Chokyi Gyatso; outline for the collection prepared by alex p. gardner 8 gsung 'bum/_'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros [W21814] collection of works by dzongsar kyentse jamyang chokyi lodro, one of the most famous rime masters of our time; reproduced from the two volumes carved on to blocks in about theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos snying po'i don mngon sum lam gyi bshad pa srol dang sbyar ba'i rnam par 'grel ba phyir mi ldog pa seng+ge 'i nga ro [W21961] Commentary on the Uttaratantra or Ratnagotravibhaga by Jamgon Kontrul Lotro Taye ( ) 1 dpal dgyes pa rdo rje'i rgyud kyi rgyal po brtag pa gnyis pa'i tshig don rnam par 'grol ba gzhom med rdo rje'i gsnag ba 'byed pa [W20866]

3 Commentary on the Hevajratantra by Jamgon Kongtrul Lotro Taye ( ) 1 NYINGMA TRADITION bla ma dgongs pa 'dus pa las ma 'ongs lung bstan bka' rgya ma'i skor [W23433] Detailed prophecies connected with the Lama Gongdu cycle of revelations of Sangye Lingpa ( ). 1 dgongs pa zang thal [W18557] The most profound Dzogchen teachings of the Jangter or Northern Terma revelations of the Nyingma tradition. These teachings were revealed by Rigdzin Gokyi Demtruchen ( ). 5 rdo rje gling pa'i gter chos [W23206] Collection of Buddhist terma revelations of Dorje Lingpa ( ); this was put together by H.H. Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche. Scanned by Khedrup Gyatso under a cooperative project with the Bon Foundation of America and Menri Monastery 4 mgon po tshogs bdag glang sna'i sgrub skor [W21950] rituals for the propitiation of ganesh as a protective deity according to the tradition followed at peyu monastery 2 mgon po tshogs bdag gi gsang sgrub dngos grub 'byung gter [W25816] guhyasadhana of ganapati according to the revelations of di-ri chos-grags 1 mgon po tshogs bdag gi sgrub skor [W25817] nyingma rituals for the propitiation of ganapati and other protective deites of the nyingma tradition 1

4 gsung 'bum/_nam mkha' 'jigs med [W20865] A collection of the writings and revelations of insights into Buddhist practice of the famed Lhatsun Namka Jigme ( ), the great master of the Sikkim tradition of Nyingma Buddhism. This collection does not contain his two most famous cycles which are available separately. 4 rig 'dzin srog sgrub [W13779] Dzogchen teachings of the Nyingma tradition revealed by Lhatsun Namka Jigme ( ), practiced widely in Sikkim 5 rdo rje snying po sprin gyi thol glu [W13780] Visionary teachings of Lhatsun Namka Jigme ( ), the famed terton of Sikkim. 2 gsung 'bum/_sna tshogs rang grol [W21019] Collected works of a great Nyingma Lama of the 17th century, Tsele Natsog Rangdrol (b. 1608) Scanned with the support of Geshe Thubten Jinpa of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, Montreal 8 spo bo gter ston bdud 'joms rdo rje'i zab gter gsung 'bum [W22123] The collected revelations and writings on Buddhist practice of Dudul Dorje ( ) of Powo, the restorer of the ancient Katog tradition. These twelve volumes of treasured teachings of the Nyingmapa tradition were brought together by Bero Tulku and published in both Tibet and India. 12 klong gsal snying po'i zab gter gsung 'bum [W22124] The collected revelations and writings on Buddhist practice of Rigdzin Longsal Nyingpo ( ) of Katog. These twelve volumes of treasured teachings of the Nyingmapa tradition put together by Bero Tulku and published in both Tibet and India. 12

5 theg pa thams cad kyi shan 'byed nyi 'od rab gsal [W23926] treatment of the nine vehicle theory in the nyingma classification of buddhist teachings; written by a kathog master 2 gsung 'bum/_blo gros rgyal mtshan [W8870] Collected writings of a Nyingma master, Sogdogpa Lotro Gyaltsen ( ) 2 gnam chos [W21578] Visionary teachings received by Tulku Mingyur Dorje ( ) and set down and annotated by Karma Chagme ( ); these are some of the most treasured teachings of the Peyu tradition 13 klong gsal mkha' 'gro snying thig [W9201] Rongton Pema Dechen Lingpa ( ) was preordained to receive this cycle of Nyingma Dzogchen practices that were highly influential in the century before Jigme Lingpa. The manuscript reproduced here is of Ladakhi provenance. 1 gsung 'bum/_'gyur med rdo rje [W22096] Collected terma revelations and collected works by Terdag Lingpa Gyurme Dorje ( ), founder of the Mindrol Ling tradition of the Nyingma 16 gsung 'bum/_d+harma shri [W9140] Collected works of a great master of the Nyingma tradition, Minling Lochen Dharmashri ( ) 20 rtsa gsum yi dam dgons 'dus :a collection of nyingmapa teachings [W21974] revealed teachings of a nyingma master from kham and southeastern tibet 19

6 mkha' 'gro gsang ba ye shes kyi chos skor [W9209] complete cycle of nyingma teachings focussed upon a form of vajrayogini from the revelations of terdag lingpa gyurme dorje 16 gsung 'bum/_tshe dbang nor bu [W23176] Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu ( ) was a lama of the Kathog tradition of the Nyingma who occupied an important role in 18th century political life. His most important accomplishments were peace mediations in Ladakh for the Tibetan government. He was an antiquarian and is known for his interests in the doring or stone inscriptions, which he carefully copied. This is one of the manuscripts sets of his collected writings, the smallest in only four We hope to be able to scan the many other works that came out after this edition was published. 4 gter chos/_rdo rje thogs med [W21854] Revealed teachings of a master of the Nyingma tradition from the southern borderlands ( /1797). This great visionary was a reembodiment of Yudra Nyingpo and one of the openers of the hidden land of Pemako. Scanned with the generous support of Master Tam Shek-Wing of the Vajrayana Buddhist Association. 6 yon tan rin po che'i mdzod kyi dka' gnad rdo rje'i rgya mdud 'gro byed legs bshad gser gyi thur ma [W23623] commentary on jigme lingpa's masterpiece of buddhist philosophy, the yon tan mdzod 1 gsung 'bum/_gzhan phan mtha' yas [W20338] collected works of a famed nyingma master of eastern tibet 2 gsung 'bum/_o rgyan 'jigs med chos kyi dbang po [W5832]

7 Collected works of a master of the Nyingma tradition, Dza Patrul Orgyen Jigme Chokyi Wangpo ( ). Scanned through the generous support of Mrs. Lhamo and Mr. Tsewang Gyaltsen. 5 do ha skor [W19230] Collection of doha or songs of esoteric practice of Indian Mahasiddhas; compiled by Mipam Gyatso ( ) 1 mkha' 'gro gsang ba kun 'dus kyi chos skor [W23175] Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo ( ) was throughout his life the recipient of visions from the past and renewed in this manner many teachings that had all but vanished. This collection of teachings focussing upon Vajrayogini in the form Vajravarahi was initially revealed in Tibet by Jomo Menmo and restored in a vision by Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo. 1 the collected gter ma rediscoveries gter chen bdud 'joms gling pa [W21728] collected visionary teachings of a nyingma master from golok, dujom lingpa ( ) 20 gsung 'bum/_'jigs med bstan pa'i nyi ma [W23627] collected writings of dodrub jigme tenpai nyima ( ), nyingma master from the golok area 5 the collected revelations (gter chos) bdud 'joms drag snags glin pa [W21576] collected revelations of a recent nyingma master from eastern tibet 8 gsung 'bum/_bsod nams chos 'grub [W22389] Teachings on Buddhist doctrine and practice by a Nyingma teacher, Laglha Sonam Chodrub or Meru Kenpo ( ). 5

8 gter chos/_dpa' bo chos dbyings rdo rje [W23183] Apam Terchen Ogyan Trinle Lingpa was one of the greatest revealers of concealed teachings in recent times. He hailed from Golok and his methods of practice spread throughout Tibet. The greatest exponent of his practice cycle is his daughter Tare Lhamo (b. 1938). The present Sakya Trizin is regarded as Apam Terchen's reembodiment. 4 gsung 'bum/_kun dpal [W23946] collected writings of a nyingma master from kham 2 the collected revelations (gter chos) of se ra mkha' 'gro bde chen rdo rje [W21888] Collected revelations of one of the greatest female masters of the Nyingma tradition. Sera Kandro Kunzang Dekyong Wangmo ( ) was the guru of many of the most important teachers of the last generation. H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche sponsored the collection and publication of these Scanned with the generous support of Master Tam Shek-wing of the Vajrayana Buddhism Association. 4 gsung 'bum/_'jigs bral ye shes rdo rje [W20869] Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje ( ) was one the greatest Nyingma savants of our time. He was an astounding practitioner of his own revelations as well as those of other masters. The distribution of these scans has been permitted through the gracious permission of his son H.H. Zhenpen Dawa, the copyright holder for the benefit of all sentient beings. 25 the collected writings of skyabs-rje dil-mgo mkhyen-brtse rin-po-che [W21809] 25 ratna gling pa'i gter chos (dpal yul lugs)

9 rdzogs chen klong gsal snying thig : a cycle rdzogs chen practice [W21731] cycle of nyingma dzogchen practice 2 tshe sgrub rdo rje phreng ba and tshe sgrub gsang ba 'dus pa : two cycles of rnin-ma-pa buddhist practice used in life prolongation rituals [W21732] two cycles of practice focussing on life prolongation from the nyingma revelations of ratnalingpa 1 bdud mgon seng gdong, rnam sras mdung dmar, gza' rgod srog gi spu gri [W21733] rituals for the propitiation of various protective deities from the revelations of the nyingma visionary ratnalingpa 1 biographical material concerned with the life and revelations of gter-chen ratna-glin-pa [W21734] biographical material connected with a 15th century visionary of the nyingma tradition 2 bla ma gu ru drag po : a cycle rnin ma pa buddhist practice belonging to the wrathful guru class [W21735] nyingma visionary teachings focussing upon the idealized tantric preceptor in a wrathful form 1 bla ma gu ru drag po dan de'i yan lag : supplemental texts from a cycle of rnin-ma-pa buddhist practice belonging to the wrathful guru class [W21736] nyingma practices relating to the teachings of the wrathful guru revealed by ratnalingpa 1

10 dag pa'i gzigs pa nams snan mdzod khan skor dang rgya che'i gsun chos skor : visionary teachings and writings on buddhist practice of gter-chen ratna-glin-pa [W21737] visionary teachings and writings on buddhist practice of the nyingma tradition 1 dam can rdo rje legs pa : a cycle of rnin-ma-pa buddhist practice focussing upon the protective deity rdo-rje-legs-pa [W21738] nyingma cycle of practice focussing upon the protective deity dorje legpa 1 dpal mgon ma ning nag po dang ma mo sngags kyi srung ma [W21739] two cycles of nyingma practice for the propitiation of mahakala in the eunuch form and mamo 1 mtsho rgyal skor, rtsa gsum 'bras bu'i don khrid, zab lam gsang 'dus, phyag rgya chen po nyi ma'i snying po [W21740] inductions into various practice teachings from the revelations of ratnalingpa 1 phur pa yang gsang bla med [W21741] nyingma cycle of practice focussing upon a form of vajrakila 2 thugs sgrub yang snying 'dus pa [W23823] teachings belonging to the thudrub genre of a famous nyingma visionary 2 thugs rje chen po gsang ba 'dus pa [W23824] nyingma visionary teachings focussing upon a form of avalokitesvara 1

11 thugs rje chen po gsang ba 'dus pa'i zhal skong [W23825] supplemental teachings to a cycle of nyingma practice focussing upon a form of avalokitesvara 1 rta mgrin yang gsang khros pa gsang ba 'dus pa [W23826] nyingma cycle of practice focussing upon a form of hayagriva 2 KADAM AND GELUG COLLECTIONS blo sbyong glegs bam [W23164] Collection of special teachings of the Kadampa tradition chiefly on lojong practice. Compiled by the Sakyapa master Muchen Konchog Gyaltsen ( ). 1 gsung 'bum/_nam mkha' rgyal mtshan [W24053] collected writings of an early kadampa and nyingma master, one of th gurus of tsongkapa 1 gsung 'bum/_tsong kha pa (bkra shis lhun po par rnying) [W22109] writings of the founder of the gelug tradition; the old edition of tashi lhunpo is very highly regarded 27 gsung 'bum/_bsod nams grags pa [W23828] collected writings of a gelug master of drepung; many of his works have become the yigcha or obligatory syllabus of losaling college and its affiliates 12 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang 'jam dbyangs rgya mtsho [W22352] Collected writings of a famed Gelug teacher Akya Lozang Tenpai Gyaltsen ( ) 2

12 gsung 'bum/_nam mkha' seng+ge [W11818] collected writings of a 19th century gelug lama from amdo 2 gsung 'bum/_ye shes rgyal mtshan [W1022] Collected works of a famous master of the Gelug tradition, Tsemchogling Yongdzin Yeshe Gyaltsen ( ), preceptor of the 8th Dalai Lama 25 gsung 'bum/_dpal ldan ye shes [W2046] Collected works of the Third Panchen Lozang Palden Yeshe ( ), a great master of the Gelug tradition 13 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang tshul khrims [W23726] Collected works of a Chahar Mongol scholar Lozang Tsultrim ( ); scanned from a clear print from the Kumbum blocks 10 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang ye shes bstan pa rab rgyas [W7335] 4 gsung 'bum/_grags pa rgyal mtshan (mkhan chen) [W22117] Collected works of a famous scholar of the Gelug monastery of Labrang Tashi Kyil, Gyal Kenpo Dragpa Gyaltsen ( /1837) 6 gsung 'bum/_dkon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me (zhol par ma) [W22112] The eight volume collected works of a great Gelug scholar Gungtang Konchok Tenpai Dronme ( ) of the Gomang tradition of Labrang Tashikhyil; printed from the Lhasa New Sho Parkang blocks. 8 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang 'jam dbyangs smon lam [W16515]

13 collected writings on buddhism by an 18th century gelug master 2 gsung 'bum/_ngag dbang blo bzang bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan [W6799] collected writings of an inner mongolian lama of the gelug tradition; printed from the abaga blocks 8 gsung 'bum/_d+harma b+ha dra [W20548] The collected works of a Ngulchu Dharmabhadra ( ), a Gelukpa polymath from the west of Tibet. This set of scans are produced under an arrangement with Tibet House in Delhi. 8 gsung 'bum/_dam tshig rdo rje [W6457] collected writings of a famous mongolian master from urga 21 gsung 'bum/_bstan pa'i nyi ma [W6205] Collected writings of the Gelug master, the Fourth Panchen Lama Tenpai Nyima ( ) 9 gsung 'bum/_ngag dbang dpal ldan [W5926] collected writings of a prominent buddhist master of 19th century mongolia 7 gsung 'bum/_shes rab rgya mtsho [W21505] Collected writings of a prominent Gelug scholar from Amdo, Akuching Sherab Gyatso ( ) 7 gsung 'bum/_dbyangs can grub pa'i rdo rje [W22334] collected works of yangcen grubpai dorje ( ), a gelug teacher from the ngulchu tradition of western tibet; he was the nephew of the famed dharmabhadra 3

14 gsung 'bum/_bstan pa rgya mtsho [W22145] collected works of a 19th century gelug master from amdo 4 gsung 'bum/_bstan pa'i dbang phyug [W2872] collected writings of a hierarch of the gelug tradition of tashilhunpo 3 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang chos 'byor lhun grub [W21027] collected writings of a gelug master from kham 3 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang dam chos rgya mtsho [W13528] collected writings of a gelug master from kham 6 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang dpal ldan bstan 'dzin snyan grags [W23608] writings of a gelug master from kham 20 gsung 'bum/_blo bzang rta mgrin [W13536] collected works of a 20th century mongol master 17 gsung 'bum/_thub bstan chos kyi nyi ma [W3572] 6 gsung 'bum/_shes rab rgya mtsho [W24765] collected works of a modern chinese buddhist master 3 gsung 'bum/_ngag dbang nyi ma [W24052] writings of a prominent gelug master of the gomang tradition of the twentieth century 6 rdo rje theg pa'i rnam gzhag [W17168]

15 Survey of the Vajrayana; written by Lhundrub Pandita Lozang Lhundrub (18th cent.) 1 MARPA KAGYU COLLECTIONS dkar brgyud gser gyi 'phren ba : a collection biographical materials on the lives the masters the rwa lun tradition the 'brug pa dkar brgyud pa tradition in tibet and bhutan [W23861] 3 rwa lung dkar brgyud gser 'phreng [W19222] brief lives of the successive masters in the transmission lineage of the drugpa kargyud masters of ralung 4 'ba' ra bka' brgyud gser 'phreng chen mo [W19231] Biographies of the successive masters of the Bara Kargyu tradition, a branch of the Drugpa Kargyu 4 the collected liturgical texts of the monastery of 'ba'-ra brag in sans and its affiliates and liturgical texts focussing upon cakrasamvara according to the 'ba'-ra tradition [W24025] liturgical texts of the bara kargyu branch of the drugpa kargyu tradition 1 rgya mtsho mtha' yas pa'i skor [W21559] Karma Pakshi ( ) wrote the Gyatso Taye or Boundless Ocean as an exposition of the complete range of Buddhist philosophy and practice. The surviving manuscript reproduced from Sikkim and scanned here is incomplete, but one can see from the two volumes of fragments that survive how wonderful this encyclopedic treatise was for its time. 2 gsung 'bum/_mkha' spyod dbang po [W23928]

16 collected works of a master of the karma kagyu tradition, the second shamar kacho wangpo, ; reproduced from an incomplete manuscript from rumtek monastery 4 gsung thor bu/_dkon mchog yan lag [W23927] selection of writings by a master of the karma kagyu tradition, the 5th shamar konchog yanlag ( ) 2 rnal 'byor rgyud kyi rnam bshad sogs [W22141] Treatise on the yogatantra and related texts by the 8th Karmapa Mikyo Dorje ( ) 4 nges don phyag rgya chen po'i khrid mdzod [W23447] Collection of instructional material, Indic translation and Tibetan originals, on the Mahamudra 13 nges don phyag rgya chen po'i khrid mdzod dkar chag [W23701] Index to a collection of works about the Mahamudra teachings of the Kagyu traditions 1 spyod 'jug 'grel pa [W7500] commentary on the bodhicaryavatara of santideva by a master of the karma kagyu tradition 1 zab mo nang don rtsa ba [W679] Verse work on tantric anatomy and physiology written by the Third Karmapa Ranjung Dorje ( ) 1 zab mo nang don gyi 'grel bshad [W23931] exegesis of ranjung dorje's treatment of tantric physiology and dzogrim practice 1

17 khams gsum chos kyi rgyal po thub dbang rat+na shri'i phyi yi bka' 'bum nor bu'i bang mdzod [W23743] Collected works of the founder of the Drigung Kagyu tradition, Kyobpa Jigten Gonpo ( ) 12 gsung 'bum/_shes rab 'byung gnas [W23784] 1 gsung 'bum/_grags pa 'byung gnas [W23785] Collected writings by a master of the Drigung Kagyu tradition 1 phyag chen rgya gzhung [W21554] essential source texts for the practice of the mahamudra according to the teachings of the marpa kagyu tradition 1 [W23166 ] 'bri-gun-pa texts : miscellaneous writings by eminent masters of the drigung kargyudpa tradition [W23189] This collection of rare texts of the Drigung Kagyu tradition comes from Ladakh. At the time these volumes were published in India the teachings of the great Drigungpa masters like Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa ( ) were all but unknown. 2 gsung 'bum/_nus ldan rdo rje [W23653] Revelations of a 19th century visionary of the Drigung Kagyu tradition 8 snyan rgyud rdo rje'i tshig rkang gi 'brel zab lam chu bo kun 'dus nor bu'i 'byung gnas [W21550]

18 Profound oral instructions of the Taglung Kagyu tradition on the special teachings. Written by Taglung Ngagwang Tenpai Nyima (b. 1788). 2 phyag chen khrid yig of nag-dban-bstan-pa'i-ni-ma and other texts on the mahamudra and na ro chos drug precepts of stag-lung dkar-brgyud-pa tradition [W20522] The Mahamudra and the Six Doctrines of Naropa are the specialties in the practice of the Kagyu traditions. This introductory manual to the Mahamudra and its extraordinary practice was written by the master Ngawang Tenpai Nyima (b. 1788). The manuscript comes from the collection of Riwoche Jedung of Pemako. 1 stag lung rjes gnang bzhi bcu rtsa gsum [W21551] The 43 anujna to deities to be invoked of the Taglung Kagyu tradition have been brought together in this volume by the hierarch Taglung Tashi Paldub ( ). 1 ri chos yon tan kun 'byung dang lhan thabs [W21549] Yangonpa Rinchen Pal ( ) was an extraordinary meditative master of the Drugpa Kargyu tradition. This retreat manual (literally mountain teaching) and its supplement stands alongside the similar work of Karma Chame as the vademecum for meditators throughout history. 1 bde mchog snyan brgyud nor bu skor gsum [W23155] This collection of oral transmissions of very special teachings focussing on Chakrasamvara was put together from very ancient materials by Drugchen Pema Karpo ( ) and is one of the exceptional teachings of the Drugpa Kargyudpa tradition. 2 khams sprul ngag dbang bstan pa'i nyi ma'i gsan yig [W23157]

19 It is important to record faithfully any transmissions of the profound teachings of the Buddhist tradition for preserving their authenticity and serving as a testament to their potentialities for realization. This tobyig records the teachings received by the 6th Kamtrul Ngawang Tenpai Nyima ( ) of Khampa Gar, a master of the Drugpa Kargyu tradition. 1 ngam rdzong snyan rgyud kyi skor [W23167] Rare oral teachings of the little known Ngamdzong Nyengyu tradition of the Marpa Kagyupa. 1 gsung 'bum/_kun dga' dpal 'byor [W10954] Collected writings of the Second Drugchen Kunga Paljor ( ), hierarch of the Drugpa Kargyu tradition. 2 gsung thor bu/_bstan 'dzin phun tshogs [W7532] Collected works of a Drugpa Kagyu master from Gonjo, Deumar Geshes Tendzin Puntsog (b. 1672); he is famed for his writings on medicine and silpasastra. Only three out of a total of volumes currently available. The fourth has recently been received and will be scanned. 4 gsung 'bum/_pad+ma rdo rje [W23778] Writings of the founder of the Drugpa Kargyu tradition 2 gsung 'bum/_ye shes rdo rje [W23782] 1 mnyam med seng ge dgu tshar gyi bka' 'bum [W23930] rare writings of some of the early masters of the drugpa kagyu sect; reproduced from the single surviving volume of a unique manuscript preserved in the library of hemis monastery 1 gsung 'bum/_ka.rma rin chen dar rgyas [W22139]

20 Collected writings of a late 19th century Karma Kagyu and Nyingma master from Kham. 4 thugs rje chen po'i dmar khrid phyag rdzogs zung 'jug gi don 'dus go bder bkod pa rgan mo mdzub tshugs [W24028] introduction to the practice of a form of avalokitesvara 1 SHANGS PA, GCOD, ZHWA DANG JO LUGS, SOGS sans-pa bka'-brgyud-pa texts : a collection of rare manuscripts of doctrinal, ritual, and biographical works of scholars of the ï ½Sans-pa bka'-brgyud-pa tradition from the monastery of gsan-snags-chos-glin in kinnaur. [W23708] Collected biographies and teachings of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition. Reproduction of an ancient manuscript from Himachal Pradesh. 2 shangs pa bka' brgyud pa'i khrid skor thang rgyal lugs [W23917] instructional teachings for the practices of the shangpa kagyu 1 gsung 'bum/_thang stong rgyal po [W23919] collected writings of a master of the shangpa and cho traditions on esoteric practice 4 gsung 'bum/_thang stong rgyal po [W23918] biographical material and secret instructions of a master of the shangpa and cho traditions 3 phyag rgya chen po brda'i skor gsum [W23993] teachings of the shiche tradition 1 gsung 'bum/_rin chen grub (zhol par khang) [W1934]

21 Collected writings of the Zhalu tradition by Buton Rinchen Drub ( ) and his disciple Dratsepa Rinchen Namgyal ( ). Printed from the Lhasa New Sho Parkang blocks. 28 gsung 'bum/_shes rab rgyal mtshan ('dzam thang) [W21208] collected writings of the founder of the jonang tradition 8 gsung 'bum/_ta ra na tha (la dwags) [W22277] Collected works of the Jonang master, Jetsun Taranatha ( ); scanned from the reprint of the Tagten Puntsog Monastery; some pages and sections were missing from the example printed; v. 17 includes Dolpopa's commentary on the Uttaratantrasastra or Ratnagotravibhaga 17 gsung 'bum/_thub bstan dge legs rgya mtsho [W23899] collected writings of bamda tubten geleg gyatso ( ), a master of the jonang tradition who also was a scholar of the gelug tradition 22 dpal jo nang ba'i zhal 'don phyogs bsgrigs [W23923] collected rituals of the jonang monasteries of dzamtang group 1 SAKYA COLLECTIONS lam 'bras gzung rdo rje'i tshig rkan gi rnam 'grel bcu gcig : commentaries of sa-chen kun-dga'-snin-po ( ) on the root text of the lam 'bras system written at the behest of various disciples [W24767] commentaries on the basic verses of the lamdre system 3 rgyud sde kun btus [W21295]

22 Collection of Sakya texts describing the method for laying out the mandalas and the initiations; compiled by Jamyang Loter Wangpo ( ) Two supplemental volumes issued separately, see W rgyud sde kun btus : kha skong [W21296] Supplemental volumes of a collection of Sakya texts describing the method for laying out the mandalas and the initiations (see W21295); compiled by Jamyang Loter Wangpo ( ). 2 mngon pa mdzod kyi rnam bshad shes bya rab gsal [W8455] commentary on the abhidharmakosa of vasubandhu by a sakya master; reproduced from a clear print from the penpo nalendra blocks 1 dbu ma rigs tshogs lnga'i dka' gnad [W8471] exegesis of the difficult points in some of the fundamental sources of madhyamika philosophy; written by a sakya master 1 dam pa'i chos mngon pa kun las btus pa'i 'grel pa shes bya rab gsal snang ba [W23933] commentary with text on the abhidharmasamuccaya of the great asanga, by a sakyapa master 2 chos mngon pa mdzod kyi spyi don [W24010] commentary on the abhidharmakosa by a sakya scholar active in the 17th century 1 pod chen drug gi 'bel gtam [W10298] Survey of the Indian philosophical positions (siddhanta) and major Buddhist subjects taught in Tibet by Tibetan masters. Written by the great Sakyapa master Ngagwang Chodrag ( ). 1

23 dpal ldan chos skyong gi rang rnam [W10419] autobiography and selected writings of a master of the ngorpa subsect of the sakya 4 tshad ma'i rtags rigs pa'i skor gtan la 'bebs par byed pa sde bdun sgo brgya 'byed pa'i 'phrul gyi lde'u mig [W22938] buddhist logic and abhidharma; writings by a recent sakya master 1 MEDICINE slob ma la phan pa'i zin tig [W24026] ancient tibetan collection of medical instructions 2 sman dpyad gso ba rig pa rin chen sna bdun [W19457] anonymous treatise on medicine 1 bdud rtsi snying po yan lag brgyad pa gsang ba man ngag gi rgyud las dum bu bzhi pa phyi ma rgyud kyi gzhung dang 'grel pa mun sel sgron me [W24043] commentary on the fourth of the four medical tantras 1 bye ba ring bsrel [W23773] Instructions on medical practice of the Zur tradition 1 dri med shel gong dang dri med shel phreng dang lag len gces bsdus [W23762] Classics of Tibetan medical science 1 mes po zhal lung [W23738] Commentary on the Four Tibetan Medical Tantras; written by a master of the Zurkar tradition, Lotro Gyalpo (b. 1509) 4

24 man ngag yon tan rgyud kyi lhan thabs zug rngu'i tsha gdun sel ba'i katpu ra dus min 'chi zhag gcod pa'i ral gri [W23739] Medical recipes and methods for treatment by Desi Sangye Gyatso ( ) 1 'brong rtse'i be'u bum dkar po [W25101] medical prescriptions by a tibetan medical practitioner from tsang 1 HISTORICAL WORKS ma ni bka' bum : a collection of rediscovered teachings focussing upon the tutelary deity avaloketesvara (mahakarunika) [W19225] 2 rgya gar du bstan pa dang bstan 'dzin ji ltar byon pa'i tshul [W18580] on the history of buddhism in india and tibet by an anonymous gelug master 1 two histories of the bka'-gdams-pa tradition [W23900] 1 rgya bod kyi yig tshan mkhas pa dga' byed chen mo 'dzam glin gsal ba'i me lon [W23958] historical work 2 deb ther sngon po [W7494] historical chronicle 1 chos 'byung nor bu'i bang mdzod [W20540]

25 historical work on buddhism in india and tibet 1 rgyal yum gsang ba ye shes las 'phros pa'i theg pa spyi dang bye brag gi chos 'byung 'khrul mun sel byed lung rig nyi ma'i 'od zer [W24047] history of a set of guhyadakini practices deriving from the revelations of terdag lingpa and structured into a system by lelung zhepai dorje 1 chos 'byung ngo mtshar rgya mtsho [W23745] History of Buddhism in Tibet from the viewpoint of the Taglung Kagyu tradition; the base work is written by Zhabdrung Ngagwang Namgyal ( ); completed by Ngagwang Tenpai Nyima (b. 1788) 2 bai DUr ser po [W23957] history of the gelug tradition by the regent of tibet 2 gter bton gyi lo rgyus gter bton chos 'byung [W19709] Accounts of the famed revealers of terma; a commentary on a verse work of the Jangter tradition by Zabulung Densapa Karma Mingyur Wangyal (17th cent.) 1 chos 'byung bstan pa'i nyi ma [W21492] History of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism; written in 1731 by a scholar from Mindrolling, Orgyan Chosdrag (b. 1676) 2 bstan srung rgya mtsho'i rnam thar [W9366] Lelung Jedrung Zhepai Dorje (b. 1697) was a Gelugpa cleric, one of the three powerful incarnation lineage of Drepung. He began to receive visions and almost the whole of his collected works is a prolonged account of his experiences, worldly and esoteric. One of his most famous works is this "biographical account" of the protective deities of

26 Tibet. This is an important work for understanding the role of dharma protectors in the Buddhism of Tibet. The original manuscript is from the library of the late Trijang Rinpoche, junior tutor to H.H. the Dalai Lama 2 o rgyan gling gi dkar chag [W22201] account of a stupa and a religious lineage descending from the nyo and located in the sino-indian borderlands 1 'dzam gling rgyas bshad (1830) [W22137] geography of the world; the second redaction of the work completed in bstan pa'i snying po gsang chen snga 'gyur nges don zab mo'i chos kyi 'byung ba gsal bar byed pa'i legs bshad mkhas pa dga' byed ngo mtshar gtam gyi rol mtsho [W24031] history of various traditions of tibetan buddhism, chiefly nyingma 4 zhwa lu gdan rabs [W19832] The historical chronicles of the ancient monastery of Shalu, seat of Buton Rinchen Dup and of a special system of the Kalachakra teachings and a biography of the author of the chronicle, Ribug Losal Tenkyong (b. 1804), an active participant in the Rime Movement. 1 long ba'i dmigs bu [W23160] manual of information for officials of the ganden podrang, written in the early years of the 20th century 1 sde pa gtsang pa'i khrims yig zhal lce 16 dang dga' 'dan pho brang ba'i zhal lce 12 sogs nyer mkho sna tshogs [W24038] legal materials 1

27 RNAM THAR jo bo rje dpal ldan a ti sha'i rnam thar [W24006] poetical biography of jowo je atisha dipankara srijnana 1 rnal 'byor gyi dbang phyug mi la bzhad pa'i rdo rje'i gsung mgur mdzod nag ma [W23432] Biography of the great adept Milarepa ( ) attributed to the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje ( ) 2 ngag dbang blo bzang gi rnam thar mos gus rin chen 'dren pa'i shing rta [W20533] biography of a prominent gelug lama from kham 1 rigs dang dkyil 'khor rgya mtsho'i mnga' bdag rje gser khang pa blo bzang bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho'i zhal snga nas kyi rnam par thar pa mdo tsam brjod pa thams cad mkhyen par bgrod pa'i them skas [W24046] biography of a prominent lama from amdo 1 rgyal ba klong chen pa'i rnam thar [W24007] biography of the nyingma savant longchen rabjampa ( ) with an account of the teachings revealed by his prophesied reembodiment, pema lingpa ( ) 1 grub chen o rgyan pa'i rnam par thar pa byin brlabs kyi chu rgyun : a biography of the famed tibetan mahasiddha o-rgyan-pa sen-ge-dpal [W23940] biography of the founder of the orgyen nyendrub system of tibetan buddhist practice 1

28 grub pa'i dbang phyug chen po lcags zam pa thang stong rgyal po'i rnam thar ngo mtshar kun gsal nor bu'i me long gsar pa [W23929] biography of tangtong gyalpo, shangpa kagyu master and the maker of iron bridges 1 rgyal sras mdo sngags 'byung gnas kyi rnam par thar pa mthong ba don ldan nor bu'i phreng mdzes [W24045] autobiography and songs of instruction of a nyingma master 1 sprul sku rig 'dzin mchog ldan mgon po'i rnam thar mgur 'bum dad ldan spro ba bskyed byed [W25271] autobiography and songs of a nyingma master from lhodrag 1 gar dbang rdo rje'i rnam thar skor [W25272] autobiographical writings of a 17th century revealer of concealed teachings 1 grub dbang bstan 'dzin dar rgyas kyi gsung mgur [W23898] songs of a buddhist yogi from the tibeto-nepal borderlands 1 ye shes rdo rje'i rnam thar [W18047] Do Kyentse Yeshe Dorje ( ) was a 19th century Dzogchen practitioner from among the Golog lands. Among his spiritual descendants were many who manifested the "rainbow body". 1 gter chen 'bar ba'i rdo rje'i rnam thar [W21953] autobiography of a master of the nyingma tradition and a revealer of concealed teachings from kham 1

29 gsang bdag dngos snang he ru ka dpal mthu stobs gling pa'i rnam thar drang srong dgyes glu [W24032] biography of a nyingma revealer of concealed texts 1 rje btsun bla ma dam pa 'jam dbyangs rgyal mtshan gyi rnam thar mdor sdus skal bzang rna rgyan [W24034] biography of a sakya master from kham; known as the editor of the collected works of gorampa sonam sengge 1 pad+ma 'gro 'dul gsang sngags gling pa'i rnam thar [W23945] biography of a nyingma master and revealer of secret teachings, the son of dudjom lingpa; written by a female master sera khadro 1 LITERATURE rtogs brjod dpag bsam 'khri shing gi snyan tshig gi rgyan lhug par bkrol ba mthong ba don ldan [W23939] tibetan prose rendering of a collection of avadana or previous birth stories of the buddha 1

0!8-8>o:-&{-+#{-.:-/v+- 0%,-8>o:-&{-+#{8m-.:-1- LIST OF CONTENTS OF EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE #1 CANON. Number of volumes. Bka' 'gyur (Sde dge Par phud) 103

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