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THE TIBET JOURNALA publication for the study of Tibet
AN INDEX OF THE
TIBET JOURNAL
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THE TIBET JOURNAL1975-2005
VOL.I, NO.1, JULY/SEPTEMBER 1975Tamdin D. Gyalpo, Managing Editor
3. Editorial 5. Mahamudra-The Method of Self-Actualization
H.V. Guenther24. The Historical Status of China in Tibet
Zahiruddin Ahmad36. List of Buddhist Terms
Edward Conze63. Some Observations of the Draft Constitution of Tibet
Ghanshyam Pardesi72. The Kalacakra Initiation
Ngawang DhargyeySherpa Tulku, Alexander Berzin & Jonathan Landaw (trans.)
78. The Influence of Religion on Tibetan PoliticsPhuntsog Wangyal
87. What is “Nirvana”?Doboom TulkuGavin Kilty & Brian Beresford (trans.)
94. Ayurveda in TibetBhagwan Dash
105. Five PoemsGyalpo Tsering
NOTES
109. Interest Rates in TibetJampel Kaldhen
113. Who was the Founder of the Bon Religion?B. I. KuznetsovStanley Frye (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
115. Tibetan Newspaper Reader, Kamil SedlacekIreneusz Kania
119. Red Star over Tibet, Dawa NorbuPhuntsog Wangyal
128. Contributors
VOL.I, NO.2, APRIL/JUNE 1976Tamdin D. Gyalpo, Managing Editor
3. Editorial 5. The Tibetan Heritage of Buddhist Art
Chogyam Trungpa10. The Chinese Venture in K’am, 1904-1911, and the Role of Chao Erh
fengElliot Sperling
37. The Significance of Buddhist Psychology for the WestDaniel Goleman
43. Tibetan Literature of the Eighteenth CenturyL. S. Savitsky
47. Mandalas: Ritual and FunctionalGary Houston
59. Saffron in Ayurveda and Tibetan MedicineVaidya Bhagwan Dash
BOOK REVIEWS
67. Tibetan Language: Three Study Tools, Ngawang Thondup NarkyidPhilip Denwood
72. The Dawn of Tantra, Herbert V. Guenther & Chogyam TrungpaL. M. Joshi
77. Contributors
VOL.I, NO.3&4, AUTUMN&WINTER 1976Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Editorial 5. Tibet: A Living Tradition
A Symposium held at the Newark Museum, October 18-19, 1975Valrae Reynolds
7. Introductory RemarksHuston Smith
9. The Religious Culture of TibetLobsang Lhalungpa
17. Religious Symbolism East and WestCharles A. Kennedy
25. On the Supramundane and the Divine in BuddhismSeyfort Ruegg
29. The Kalacakra InitiationErnst Haas & Gisela Minke
32. Aspects of Hindu and Buddhist TantraAlex Wayman
45. The Ritual Music of TibetPeter Crossley-Holland
55. Tantric Medicine and Ritual BlessingsWilliam Stablein
70. Alexander David-Neel’s Adventures in TibetFact or Fiction?Braham Norwick
75. Tibetan Buddhism in the WestKarl Springer
NOTES
81. A Short History of Tibetan Translated LiteratureSamten Norboo
85. Zog chen Gon paRingu Tulku
87. Contributors
VOL.II, NO.1, SPRING 1977Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
1. The Social and Political Strata in Buddhist ThoughtSamdhong Rinpoche
10. Ministers of the Tibetan KingdomH. E. Richardson
28. A Sanskrit Manuscript from Tibet: The Bhavanakrama by KamalasilaE. E. ObermillerStanley Frye (trans.)
35. The Quest for the Brahmaputra River and its Course According toTibetan SourcesJohn A. Ardussi
50. Dolpo, NepalJohn Smart & John Wehrheim
SHORT STORY
60. The SilenceJamyang Norbu
POEMS
66. The Weatherman, The Nomad II, The Nomad III, The HermitGyalpo Tsering
68. Highlands of TibetChogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
NOTES
69. A Short Investigation of the Proclamation of New Literary StandardsL. T. Doboom TulkuBrian Beresford (trans.)
74. Tibetological Research in Buryatia and Perspectives of itsDevelopmentR. E. PubaevMichael Roach (trans.)
77. A List of Important Variae Lectiones of the Lhasa Edition (Nalandaxylograph) of the Vimalakirtinirdesa SutraBhikkhu Pasadika
BOOK REVIEWS
80. History of the Monastic University of Drepung with a Sketch of theSpiritual History of Tibet, Geshe Gedun LodroPer Kvaerne
82. Tibet: A Handbook, Helmut Hoffman in collaboration with StanleyFrye, Thubten J. Norbu & Ho chin YangGary Houston
83. The Foundation of Buddhist Meditation, Venerable Kalu RinpocheElinor Roos
85. A Thousand Tibetan Proverbs and Wise Sayings, Reverend J. GerganK. Dhondup
VOL.II, NO.2, SUMMER 1977Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Editorial 5. Glossary of Place Names in Western Tibet
F. A. Peter
38. History and Religion in the Ladakhi KingdomThomas A. Marks
57. Hemis Festival, LadakhBrian Beresford
69. Tibet’s Influence in Ladakh and BhutanK. Dhondup
74. Historical Observations on Buddhism in BhutanThomas A. Marks
NOTES
92. Restoration of Lost Sanskrit Texts from their Tibetan TranslationsV. Raghavan
94. A Critical Edition of Tibetan Translation with Restoration in Sanskritand Explanatory NotesBiswanath Bhattacharya
97. Posture during MeditationThubten Kalsang
98. Contributors
VOL.II, NO.3, AUTUMN 1977Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. The Self-ImageTarthang Tulku
8. Interview with the Dalai Lama“God is your Business, Karma is my Business”A. J. Singh
13. Anima and mKha’ ’gro ma: A Critical Comparative Study of Jung andTibetan BuddhismNathan Katz
44. On the Weather and Climate of TibetJ. M. Walker
NOTES
62. A Short Review on Tibetan Literature and its Mongolian TranslationsT. Damdinsuren
67. The Structure of the dGe lugs Monastic OrderSherpa Tulku, Khamlung Tulku, Alexander Berzin & JonathanLandaw
BOOK REVIEWS
72. Kindly Bent to Ease Us Part II: Meditation, LongchenpaJohn Blofeld
74. Lhasa and its Mysteries, L. A. WaddellSamten Norboo
76. Reflections of Mind, Tarthang Tulku (ed.)Karma Khechog Sangpo
78. Creative Meditation and Multi-Dimensional Consciousness, LamaAngarika GovindaGary Houston
79. Meditation: Journey to the Self, Ardis WhitmanGary Houston
81. Contributors
VOL.II, NO.4, WINTER 1977Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Tibet and the Dalai LamaOlaf Caroe
13. The Ancient Tibetan CosmologyHelmut Hoffman
17. The mDo mdzangs blun Foreword: Scripture of the Wise Man and theFoolStanley Frye
31. Education in TibetTashi Dorjee
NOTES
38. DisappointmentChogyam Trungpa
41. The Tibetan VinayaAnukul Chandra Bannerjee
43. Shi gnas (Samatha) MeditationThubten Kalsang
50. Correspondence
54. Contributors
VOL.III, NO.1, SPRING 1978Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Address of H.H. the Dalai Lama to the First All-India StudentsConference, Himachal Pradesh
6. Tibet: A Phoenix Among NationsRam Rahul
30. The 1901 Proclamation of H.H. the XIIIth Dalai LamaTenzin Chhodak
39. Compositional Structure in Tibetan IconographyK. M. Gerasimova
BOOK REVIEW
52. Secret Doctrines of the Tibetan Books of the Dead, Detlef Ingo LaufGlenn H. Mullin
58. Contributors
VOL.III, NO.2, SUMMER 1978Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Tang Dynasty Influences on the Early Spread of Buddhism in TibetMark Tatz
33. Karunabhavana: Notes on the Meaning of Buddhist CompassionLuis O. Gomez
BOOK REVIEWS
60. Tibetan Buddhism in Western Perspective, H. V. GuentherL. M. Joshi
62. Elegant Sayings, Nagarjuna and Sakya PanditaBrian Beresford
64. Buddhism: A Select Bibliography, Satyaprakash (compl. & ed.)K. Dhondup
66. Contributors
VOL.III, NO.3, AUTUMN 1978Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. A Geography and History of ShambhalaGar je Khamtrul Rinpoche
12. The Seventh Chapter of the rGyal rabs gsal ba’i me long and aProblem of Tibetan EtymologyIreneusz Kania
21. In Praise of CompassionJeffrey Hopkins
29. Buddhist Images and their Powers in Indian and Tibetan ThinkingJohann J. Blomeyer
NOTES
35. Influence of the Pamirs on Tibetan CultureB. I. Kuznetsov
38. Tibetan CultureNamkhai Norbu
41. The Lo sar of Ladakh, Spiti, Lahul, Khunnu and Western TibetS. S. Gergan
44. Contributors
VOL.III, NO.4, WINTER 1978Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. Nanchao and Tibet in Southwestern China and Central AsiaThomas A. Marks
27. A Hierarchical Pattern of Tibetan SocietyGirija Saklani
34. Some Aspects of InitiationAlex Wilding
41. Tibetan Refugees in India: A Sociological Study of an UprootedCommunityGirija Saklani
POEMS
47. Sailing on the KyichuDhondup DorjeeDeresiDorjeeOn Mother’s ReturnGyaltsen TseringBroken DawnSonam DhargayViolent AutumnSonam Dhargay
49. Contributors
VOL.IV, NO.1, SPRING 1979Yangzom Tsarong, Managing Editor
3. The dGe lugs Tradition of Buddhism in TibetYongzin Ling Rinpoche
7. British Penetration of Intransigent TibetSuchita Ghosh
17. Ascending the Ladder of Highest Realisation in this Life: Instructionfor RetreatNawang Tsering
28. The Sutra Requested by the Old WomenStanley Frye
34. Mi la ras pa and the gCod RitualCharles D. Van Tuyl
BOOK REVIEWS
41. Glimpses of Abhidharma, Chogyam TrungpaL. M. Joshi
42. Garuda, Chogyam Trungpa (ed.)L. M. Joshi
43. The Canada-Mongolia ReviewStanley Frye
44. Contributors
VOL.IV, NO.2, SUMMER 1979Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Sanskrit in Tibetan LiteratureHis Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
6. Introductory Notes to the Pramanavarttika Based on Tibetan SourcesL. W. J. van der Kuijp
29. The Dialectic Which Refutes Errors Establishing Logical ReasonsRobert Clark & Lozang Jamspal
51. Tibetan OraclesH. R. H. Prince Peter of Greece & Denmark
LETTER
57. A response to I. Kania’s article “The Seventh Chapter of the rGyal-rabs gsal-ba’i me-long and a Problem of Tibetan Etymology” (TheTibet Journal, Vol.III, No.3, Autumn 1978, pp.12-20.Josef Kolmas
NOTE
58. What is Tantra?Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
BOOK REVIEWS
61. The Kingdom of Ladakh, Luciano PetechNawang Tsering
62. Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin, JohnBlofeldNathan Katz
65. Contributors
VOL.IV, NO.3, AUTUMN 1979Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Tibetan Buddhism in America: The Late SeventiesAgehananda Bharati
12. Narita Yasuteru: First Japanese to Enter TibetPaul Hyer
20. An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist PsychologyLeo Matos
28. Kuan Yin and Tara: Embodiments of Wisdom-Compassion VoidJohn Blofeld
37. Monuments of the Aesthetic Thought of the Orient: The Tibetan Canonof Proportions (Treatises on Iconometry and Composition from Amdo,18th century)K. M. Gerasimova
BOOK REVIEWS
52. Buddhist Wisdom: The Mystery of the Self, George GrimmRichard Sherburne
53. Studies in the Buddhist Culture of India, Lalmani JoshiAlex Wayman
55. Yoga of the Guhyasamajatantra, Alex WaymanL. M. Joshi
59. Contributors
VOL.IV, NO.4, WINTER 1979Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Tsong kha pa on Analytic MeditationRobert A. F. Thurman
17. A Captivity in Ninth Century TibetElliot Sperling
68. Contributors
VOL.V, NO.1&2, SPRING&SUMMER 1980Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Editorial 5. The Dalai Lama Speaks
H. H. the Dalai Lama34. The Meeting of East and West: The Dalai Lama’s First Trip to the
United StatesJames Nashold
42. Interview with the Dalai Lama: Wisdom, Love and Compassion are theGoals of all ReligionsJames Nashold
48. The Dalai Lama and AmericaJan Andersson
64. An American Press Conference with the Dalai Lama69. The U.S. Tour: A Traditional Perspective
Glenn H. Mullin78. His Holiness: Europe 1979
Gelong Jampa Kelzang
BOOK REVIEWS
81. Nagarjuna, K. Satchidananda MurtyL. M. Joshi
84. Aryasura’s Aspiration and a Meditation of Compassion, The Secondand Fourteenth Dalai LamasGlenn H. Mullin
89. C. G. Jung: His Myth in our Time, Marie-Louise von FranzG. W. Houston
91. The Memoirs of a Modern Gnostic, Edward ConzeG. W. Houston
94. Contributors
VOL.V, NO.3, AUTUMN 1980Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. An Open Letter by Pho brang Zhi ba ’od to the Buddhists in TibetSamten Gyaltsen Karmay
29. The Buddhist Path: A Translation of the Sixth Chapter of the FirstDalai Lama’s Path of LiberationHarvey B. Aronson
52. Ten Buddhist LegendsStanley Frye
62. The First Tibetan Chos ’byungHugh Richardson
NOTE
74. Jesuit Contribution in India to the Geographical Knowledge of TibetJoseph Toscano
BOOK REVIEWS
82. Tibet A Lost World, Valrae ReynoldsRomesh Khosla
84. Skillful Means, Tarthang TulkuGlenn H. Mullin
86. Contributors
VOL.V, NO.4, WINTER 1980Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Ge sar: A Note on Current ScholarshipG. W. Houston
9. The Tibetan Guru Refuge: A Historical PerspectiveRoss E. Klinger
20. The Introduction of the Second Propagation of Buddhism in Tibetaccording to R. A. Stein’s edition of the sBa bzhedCraig E. Watson
28. The Buddhist Path: A Translation of the Sixth Chapter of the FirstDalai Lama’s Path of Liberation (Part Two: Stages of Realizing theTruths)Harvey B. Aronson
NOTE
48. The Kasyapaparivarta (’Od srung gi le’u) ProlegomenaBhikkhu Pasadika
BOOK REVIEWS
59. Essence of Refined Gold, The Third Dalai LamaPhilip M. Eden
60. The Essence of Nectar, Yeshe TsondruGlenn H. Mullin
63. Contributors
VOL.VI, NO.1, SPRING 1981Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Introduction to the Gesar EpicR. A. Stein
14. The Historical Treatise dPag bsam ljon bzang by Sum pa mkhan po(1704-1788). Peculiarities in the Text and their Interpretation inTranslationR. E. PubayevStanley Frye (trans. from Russian)
24. A gTer ston belonging to the dGe lugs pa SchoolEva K. Dargay
31. The dGe lugs pa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States: APortrait of Geshe WangyalJames Nashold
NOTES
39. Migration of the Tamang Tribe from TibetSamten Norboo
43. A Commentary on Kalacakra or Wheel of TimeDamdinsuren (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
50. The Life and Teaching of Geshe Rabten, Geshe RabtenJames G. Mullens
53. The Healing Buddha, Raoul BirnhaumBhagwan Dash
55. Contributors
VOL.VI, NO.2, SUMMER 1981Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. A Discourse on “Thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices” and “The ThreePrincipal Paths”His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama
41. Taranatha the HistorianDavid Templeman
47. The Highest Deities of the Tibetan Bon ReligionB. I. Kuznetsov
53. Buddhist Cosmology as Described in the Historical Work of Sum pamKhan po entitled the “Tree of Contemplation”R. E. Pubayev
NOTES
64. Tibetan DogsJ. Taring
67. Contribution of Father D’Andrade (1580-1634) to the Knowledge ofBonJoseph Toscano
74. Buddhism in Tibet: A StudyA. C. Banerjee
BOOK REVIEW
81. Zero: Contemporary Buddhist Life and Thought, Eric Lerner (ed.)Nathan Katz
83. Contributors
VOL.VI, NO.3, AUTUMN 1981Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. Study and Publication of Indian and Tibetan Monuments on the Theoryof ArtStanley Frye (trans. from Russian)
6. The Tibetan Repository of the Leningrad Branch of the Academy ofSciences, USSRM. M. Vorob’eva-Desyatovskaya & L. S. SavitskyStanley Frye (trans. from Russian)
11. Ideology on Landscape: A Study of TibetP. P. Karan
22. The Refugee Problem and Tibetan RefugeesDorsh Marie de Voe
BOOK REVIEWS
43. The Nine Ways of Bon, David Snellgrove (trans. & ed.)H. E. Richardson
44. The History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet, Karma ThinleyH. E. Richardson
46. Tibetan National Flag, Library of Tibetan Works & ArchivesH. E. Richardson
46. Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend with the Commentary of RendawaZhon nu Lo dro, Geshe Lobsang Tharchin & Artemus B. Engle (trans.)Nagarjuna’s Letter to King Gautamiputra, Lobzang Jamspal, NgawangSamten Chophel & Peter Della Santiana (trans.)L. M. Joshi
49. Contributors
VOL.VI, NO.4, WINTER 1981Yangzom Tsarong, Managing EditorK. Dhondup, Assistant Editor
3. The Dalai Lamas and the MongolsPaul Hyer
13. Songs of the Sixth Dalai LamaMark Tatz
32. The Sixth Dalai Lama Tsang dbyangs rGya mtsoTs. Damdinsuren
37. Data on the History of the Mongols in the dPag bsam ljon bzang bySum pa mKhan poR. E. Pubayev
NOTES
43. Development of Buddhist Philosophical Problems by MongolTibetologistsP. I. Khadalov
46. The Most Northerly Monument of Tibetan ArchitectureG. V. Pyontek
BOOK REVIEW
49. The Rain of Wisdom, Nalanda Translation Committee directed byChogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (trans.)John Blofled
53. Contributors
VOL.VII, NO.1&2, SPRING&SUMMER 1982K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. A Short Biography of Trijang RinpocheDzemay Rinpoche
47. Life and Times of the Eighth to Twelfth Dalai LamasKhetsun Sangpo Rinpoche
56. Lhasa Street Songs: Political and Social Satire in Traditional TibetMelvyn C. Goldstein
67. Silence and Truth⎯Some Aspects of the Madhyamaka Philosophy inTibetDr. Paul M. Williams
NOTES
81. Tibetan PorcelainRinchen T. Sandhutsang
83. Early Relations between Tibet and NepalKirti Tulku Lobsang Tenzin
87. The Death of Lhazang Khan according to the writings of Fr. DesideriS.J.Joseph Toscano
91. Contributors
VOL.VII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1982K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chopel, Circulation Manager
3. The Life of Candragomin in Tibetan Historical TraditionMark Tatz
23. In Defence of Amdo Gendun Chomphel’s Theory on the Origin of theTibetan ScriptNgawang Thondup Narkyid
35. The Excellent Method for Cultivating Guru DevotionThubten Chodrak Yuthok
46. Tara⎯An Example of Reality: A Tibetan Buddhist ApproachTarab Tulku
NOTES
58. Lhazang Khan and DesideriJoseph M. Toscano
63. Some Observations on the Race and Language of TibetNamkhai Norbu
69. Contributors
VOL.VII, NO.4, WINTER 1982K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. The Significance of the Six Syllable Mantra OM MA NI PAD MEHUMKyabje Trijang Dorje Chang Losang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso PalZangpo
11. Tibet: The Critical Years (Part I)“The Thirteenth Dalai Lama”Surkhang Wangchen Gelek
20. On the History and Psychology of the ’Das logLawrence Epstein
86. The Mirror of Tibetan Omens and SuperstitionsKarma ChagmedNorbu Chophel (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
94. Some Thoughts Relating to Alexander David Neel’s The SuperhumanLife of Gesar of LingJohn Blofeld
97. The Prince Who Became a Cuckoo, Lama Lodro of DrepungMichael Richards
98. Views of Medieval Bhutan: The Diary and Drawings of Samuel Davis1783, Michael ArisMark Tatz
99. Journey Without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha, ChogyamTrungpaMark Tatz
101. The Iconography of the Derge Kanjur and Tanjur, Josef KolmasL. M. Joshi
103. Songs of the Sixth Dalai Lama, K. DhondupSongs of the Sixth Dalai Lama, Mark TatzWings of the White Crane: Poems of Tshangs dbyangs rGya mtsho, G.W. HoustonMichael Richards
109. Buddhist Monasteries in the Western Himalaya, Romi KhoslaGlenn H. Mullin
111. Contributors
VOL.VIII, NO.1, SPRING 1983K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Life of the Seventh Dalai Lama from the Lam rim bla brgyudTsechokling Rinpoche
20. Tibet: The Critical Years (Part II)“The Sixth Panchen Lama”Surkhang Wangchen Gelek
30. The Introductory Verses of Sans rgyas rGya mtsho’s “Fourth Volume”Zahiruddin Ahmad (Revised Translation)
NOTES
50. Heinrich August Jaeschke: Pioneer Tibetan ScholarJohn Bray
56. The Evolution of Umed from Uchen scriptAmdo Gedun Chophel
BOOK REVIEWS
58. Sources for a History of the bSam yas Debates, Gary W. HoustonNathan Katz
58. Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand, Osel TendzinMark Tatz
60. Buddhist and Western Philosophy, Nathan Katz (ed.)John Blofeld
64. Contributors
VOL.VIII, NO.2, SUMMER 1983K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Notes on Two Early Printed Editions of Sa skya pa worksDavid P. Jackson
25. Tibetology: A Chinese ViewLiyu Yi
33. Tibet: The Critical Years (Part III)“The Regent Reting Rinpoche”Surkhang Wangchen Gelek
NOTE
40. The Contributions of the Jesuit Missionaries of the 600’s in India to theKnowledge of Tibetan BuddhismJoseph M. Toscano
BOOK REVIEWS
49. Trends in Anthropological Study of Tibet: some bon bonsThe Religions of Tibet, Giuseppe TucciNa-khi Religion: An Analytical Appraisal of Na-khi Ritual Texts,Anthony JacksonHimalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface, James F. Fisher(ed.)The Tibetan Game of Liberation: Rebirth, Mark Tatz & Jody KentGraham E. Clarke
57. The Tibetan Symbolic World, Robert A. PaulLarry William Fuchser
58. Nagarjuniana: Studies in the Writings and Philosophy of Nagarjuna,Chr. LindtnerBhikku Pasadika
61. Santideva, il Bodhicaryavatara e le Karika del Siksasamuccaya,Amalia Pezzeli (trans.)Bhikku Pasadika
64. Contributors
VOL.VIII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1983K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Commentaries on the Writings of Sa skya Pandita: A BibliographicalSketchDavid P. Jackson
24. Three Tanjur Commentators⎯Buddhagahya, Ratnakarasanti andSmrtijnanakirtiAlex Wayman
37. Tibet: The Critical Years (Part IV)“The Discovery of the Fourteenth Dalai LamaSurkhang Wangchen Gelek
45. The Autobiography of Kyabje Ling RinpocheLosang Norbu Tsonawa (trans.)
NOTE
62. Newly Discovered Rock Inscriptions of the Imperial AgePasang Wangdu
BOOK REVIEW
65. Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka, JohnClifford HoltVen. M. Vajiragnana
67. Contributors
Special IssueVOL.VIII, NO.4, WINTER 1983David Ross Komito, Guest EditorK. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Foreword: The Little Tibet ConferenceDavid Ross Komito
6. “Academic Neutrality” and Contemporary Tibetan StudiesNathan Katz
10. The Dalai Lamas of Tibet: Living Icons of a Six Hundred YearMillenniumRobert Thurman
20. The Life of sKyong ru sprul sku: An Example of ContemporaryTibetan HagiographyJanice D. Willis
36. Jungian Psychology and Tibetan BuddhismDavid Ross Komito
50. Two Tibetan Ritual Dances: A Comparative StudyLin Lerner
58. Contributors
VOL.IX, NO.1, SPRING 1984K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Legal Aspects of Land Tenure in Tibetan SocietyThomas W. Wiley
20. The Measurement of Lag ’don Tax in TibetSurkhang Wangchen Gelek
31. The System of Ha Sang Mahayana according to Pelliot No. 117G. W. Houston
BOOK REVIEWS
40. Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism, LatiRinpoche & Jeffrey HopkinsG. W. Houston
42. Buddhist Concepts Old and New, Buddhadasa P. Kirthisinghe (ed.)G. W. Houston
42. Tantric Practice in Nying ma, Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche & JeffreyHopkins (eds.)Keith Thompson
LETTER
45. “A Response to Mr. Michael Richards” (The Tibet Journal, Vol.VII,No.4, 1982G. W. Houston, Ph.D.
49. Contributors
VOL.IX, NO.2, SUMMER 1984K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha⎯A Controversial Hymn ascribed toNagarjunaLobsang Dhargyay
13. Lhamo: The Folk Opera of TibetLobsang Dorjee
23. The Buddhist “Cosmos” in Tibetan TraditionA. N. Zelenskiy
NOTES
28. A Short History of Tibetan ScriptRibur Ngawang Gyatso
31. Tibetan Thangka Painting: A Short HistoryThupten Sangay
35. The Eight Chief Rules for BhikkunisDr. Arree Phongsai
BOOK REVIEW
38. A Catalogue of the United States Library of Congress Collection ofTibetan Literature in Microfiche, Musashi TachikawaBhikkhu Pasadika
41. Contributors
VOL.IX, NO.3, AUTUMN 1984K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. A Biography of His Holiness the Sixteenth KarmapaTashi Tsering
21. Hunter’s Moon: A Short StoryJamyang Norbu
25. Poems of a young TibetanTenzin Sonam
28. Rinchen Zangpo: The Great Tibetan TranslatorTsepak Rigzin
38. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s Experiment in Modern EducationK. Dhondup
59. Contributors
Special IssueVOL.IX, NO.4, WINTER 1984David Ross Komito, Guest EditorK. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
1. Foreword 2. The Leopards’ Spoor: Some Reflections on Tibetology
James H. Stone14. Tibetan Ani-s: The Nun’s Life in Tibet
Janice D. Wills33. Yoga-Master Dharmamitra and Clerical Misogyny in Fifth Century
BuddhismNancy Schuster
47. From Songtsen Gampo to the Fifth Dalai Lama: The Foundations ofTibetan Buddhist ArtMarylin Martin Rhie
58. Tibetan Madhyamaka Psychology and its Indian contextDavid Ross Komito
69. Prospects for Tibet in the 80s: A Tibetan ViewpointTenzin N. Tethong
OBITUARY
75. L. M. Joshi (1935-1984)Bhikku Pasadika
83. Contributors
VOL.X, NO.1, SPRING 1985K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Two Grub mtha’ Treatises of Sa skya Pandita⎯One Lost and OneForgedDavid P. Jackson
14. Tibetan Buddhist Monasticism: social, psychological and culturalimplicationsMelvyn C. Goldstein & Paljor Tsarong
REVIEW ARTICLES
32. Miscellaneous Apropos of the Philosophy of Mind in Tibet: Mind inTibetan BuddhismLeonard W. J. can der Kuijp
44. dGe ’dun Chos ’phel: The Two Latest Versions of his Life StoryHeather Karmay
BOOK REVIEWS
49. The Life of Marpa, The Translator, Tsang smyon HerukaJohn Blofeld
52. The Yoga of Tibet: The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra, Tsong khapaJohn Blofeld
56. Tibetan Refugees: Youth and the New Generation of Meaning,Margaret NovakNathan Katz
LETTER
59. A Reply to Dr. HoustonMichael Richards
62. Contributors
VOL.X, NO.2, SUMMER 1985K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Notes on the Transmission of Nagarjuna’s Ratnavali in TibetLeonard W. J. van der Kuijp
20. Madhyamaka Studies Among the Early Sa skya pasDavid P. Jackson
35. The Ritual of ConsecrationSherpa Tulku & Michael Perrot (trans.)
50. Further Studies on Pelliot 117 and the System of Ha shang MahayanaG. W. Houston
BOOK REVIEWS
59. Songs of Spiritual Change, the Seventh Dalai LamaBhikkhu Pasadika
60. A Short History of Buddhism, Edward ConzeBhikkhu Pasadika
62. Tsong kha pa’s Speech of Gold in the Essence of True Eloquence:Reason and Enlightenment in the Central Philosophy of Tibet, RobertA. F. ThurmanNathan Katz
64. A Lamp for the Path of Enlightenment, AtisaParmananda Sharma
65. Contributors
VOL.X, NO.3, AUTUMN 1985K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Points of View on Halase, a Holy Place in East NepalAlexander W. Macdonald
14. A Tibetan Buddhist Ritual in a Refugee MonasteryCathy Cantwell
30. Alexander Csoma de Körös: The Heroic Philologist and Founder ofTibetan Studies in EuropeBernard Le Callo’ch
42. Alexander Csoma de Körös in LadakhNgawang Tsering Shakspo
48. Tibet and the League of NationsTsering W. Shakya
REVIEW ARTICLE
57. Robert Magliola, Derrida on the Mend, Purdue University Press, 1984Stephen D. Sowle
BOOK REVIEWS
65. Shambala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Chogyam TrungpaKeith Thompson
66. First Thought, Best Thought: 108 Poems, Chogyam TrungpaKeith Thompson
68. Contributors
VOL.X, NO.4, WINTER 1985K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Kun ga Gyal tsen’s Life of the First Dalai Lama: The Twelve WondrousDeeds of Omniscient Gendun DrubGlenn H. Mullin & Acharya Tubten Champa
43. Some Objective Conditions for Cultural Creativity in Medieval TibetDawa Norbu
57. Four Letters of Po Chu-i to the Tibetan Authorities (808-810 A. D.)Josef Kolmas
BOOK REVIEWS
95. The Flower Ornament Scripture (The Avatamsaka Sutra), ThomasCleary (trans. from Chinese)John Blofeld
98. Tibetan Refugees: Youth and the New Generation of Meaning,Margaret NowakGlenn H. Mullin
105. Contributors
VOL.XI, NO.1, SPRING 1986K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Macro Exchanges: Tibetan Economics and the Roles of Politics andReligionThomas W. Wiley
21. Government, Monastic and Private Taxation in TibetSurkhang Wangchen Gelek
41. Glossary of “Government, Monastic and Private Taxation in Tibet”Thubten Sangay (compl.)Tsepak Rigzen (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
48. Le lumineux destin d’Alexandra David-Neel, Jean ChalonBraham Norwick
49. The Kalachakra Tantra, Geshe Ngawang DhargyayGlenn H. Mullin
51. The Kalachakra Tantra: Rite of Initiation, H. H. the Fourteenth DalaiLamaGlenn H. Mullin
56. Contributors
VOL.XI, NO.2, SUMMER 1986K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. The History, Teaching and the Practice of Dialectics according to theBon TraditionKrystyna Cech
29. An Introduction to the Index of Gzi brjid and gZer migO thog Tenzin Wangyal
36. Tibetan gYung drung Bon Monastery in IndiaTadeusz Skorupski
50. Evolution of Tibetan ’Chams tradition in Central AsiaAlexander Fedotov
BOOK REVIEWS
56. Women of Wisdom, Tsultrim AllioneChristine R. Geiser
58. Difficult Beginnings: Three Works on the Bodhisattva Path,Candragomin, Mark Tatz (trans. with commentary)Steven B. Goodman
60. Contributors
VOL.XI, NO.3, AUTUMN 1986K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Desi Sang rgyas rGya mtsho’s The Life of the Second Dalai LamaGlenn H. Mullin
17. The Western Study of Tibetan Culture: Its Significance and PresentStatusP. Christiaan Klieger
23. Tsechokling’s Biography of the Third Dalai LamaGlenn H. Mullin
40. Research on the Nomenclature of the Buddhist Schools in Tibet byTsetan ZhabdrungTenzin Dorjee (trans.)
51. On the ’Phrul ’khor nyi zla kha sbyor: The Earliest System of YantraYoga in TibetGiuseppe Baroetto
BOOK REVIEWS
58. Kindness, Clarity and Insight, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai LamaChris West Harazda
60. Buddhism in Tibetan Tradition: A Guide, Geshe Kelzang GyatsoGlenn H. Mullin
62. Sanctuaires bouddhiques du Ladakh, Genevieve Tchekhoff & YvanComolliBhikku Pasadika
65. Contributors
Special Issue: Tibetan Social PhilosophyVOL.XI, NO.4, WINTER 1986Nathan Katz, Guest EditorK. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Editor’s Introduction: Prolegommena to the Study of Tibetan SocialPhilosophyNathan Katz
8. Guidelines for Buddhist Social Activism Based on Nagarjuna’s JewelGarland of Royal CounselsRobert A. F. Thurman
35. Some Aspects of the Tulku Tradition in TibetReginald A. Ray
70. Traditional Tibetan Polity and its Potential for ModernizationFranz Michael
79. Re-examining Choice, Dependency and Command in the TibetanSocial System: “Tax Appendages” and Other Landless SerfsMelvyn C. Goldstein
113. Contributors
VOL.XII, NO.1, SPRING 1987K. Dhondup, Managing EditorNorbu Chophel, Circulation Manager
3. Remarks on the manipulation of power and authority in the HighHimalayaA. W. Macdonald
17. An Introduction to Tibetan Astronomy and AstrologyDr. Alexander Berzin
29. Buddhists, Christians and Liberation: A Focus for InterreligiousDialogueRaymond F. Bulman
36. Memories of TshurphuHugh E. Richardson
39. Philippe-Edouard Foucaux: First Tibetan Teacher in EuropeBernard Callo’ch
50. Excerpt and Overview of a Work by Klong chen paG. W. Houston
BOOK REVIEWS
63. Highlights of Tibetan History, Wang Furen & Suo WenqingJennifer Jay
64. Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism, LatiRinpoche & Jeffrey HopkinsChristopher West-Harazda
LETTER
66. Some Thoughts on ’Cham: The role of the “Jokers” (a tsa ra)Cathy Cantwell
68. Contributors
VOL.XII, NO.2, SUMMER 1987Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Early Tibetan Inscriptions: Some Recent DiscoveriesH. E. Richardson
16. The Gesar EpicDevahuti
25. The Buddhist Path: A Translation of the Sixth Chapter of the FirstDalai Lama’s Path of Liberation, Part 3Harvey B. Aronson
41. Buddhist Meditation GardensDennis A. Winters
NOTE
53. In Memory of B. I. KuznetsovBadma Narmaev
BOOK REVIEWS
55. The Mollas of Mustang, David P. JacksonYoshiro Imaeda
56. Karma and Rebirth, R. N. Neufeldt (ed.)Y. Krishan
59. Fundamentals of Buddhist Ethics, Gunapala DharmasiriChristopher West-Harazda
63. Meaningful to Behold, Kelsang GyatsoTsepak Rigzin
LETTER
67. A Response to Goldstein’s “Reexamining Choice, Dependency andCommand in the Tibetan Social System”Beatrice D. Miller
OBITUARY
68. John Blofeld (1913-1987)Karma Gyatso
71. Contributors
VOL.XII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1987Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Prayer for the quick return of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987)H. H. the Dalai Lama
5. A Brief Analysis of Some Important Chronological Events in theHistory of Buddhism and TibetH. H. Dudjom Rinpoche
16. Notes on the Lithang Edition of the Tibetan bKa’ gyurJampa Samten Shastri
41. The Buddhist Path: A Translation of the Sixth Chapter of the FirstDalai Lama’s Path of Liberation, Part IVHarvey B. Aronson
62. A Set of Thangkas Illustrating the Life of sTon pa gShen rab in theMusee Guimet, ParisPer Kværne
REVIEW ARTICLE
68. Le mendiant de l’Amdo (The Beggar from Amdo), Heather StoddardPer Kværne
BOOK REVIEW
75. Materia Medica of Indo-Tibetan Medicine, Vaidya Bhagwan DashBarry Clark
LETTER
78. Tibetan Social SystemProf. Franz Michael
OBITUARY
79. Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987)Karma Gyatsho
82. Contributors
Special Issue: Women and TibetVOL.XII, NO.4, WINTER, 1987Janice D. Willis, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
V. Foreword: A Special Issue on “Women and Tibet”Janice D. Willis
1. Yeshi Tsogyel: Enlightened Consort, Great Teacher, Female RoleModelRita M. Gross
19. The Birthless Birthgiver: Reflections on the Liturgy of Yeshe Tsogyel,the Great Bliss QueenAnne Carolyn Klein
38. Down With the Demoness: Reflections on a Feminine Ground in TibetJanet Gyatso
54. An Ecstatic Song by LaksminkaraMiranda Shaw
56. Dakini: Some Comments on its Nature and MeaningJanice D. Willis
72. Moving Towards a Sociology of TibetBarbara Nimri Aziz
87. Tibetan Nuns and NunneriesKarma Lekshe Tsomo
BOOK REVIEW
100. The Jewelled StaircaseGeshe Wangyal
103. Contributors
VOL.XIII, NO.1, SPRING 1988Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. The Indian Origins of the Lam rim of Central AsiaBhikku Pasadika
12. Sakya Pandita: Glimpses of His Three Major WorksMigmar Tsering
20. Buddhism in Asia: Tolerance and SyncretismGeorge A. Sioris
30. Buddhist Interpretation of DreamsG. Sundara Ramaiah S. D. A. Joga Rao
38. Tibetan dZi (gZi) BeadsDavid Ebbinghouse &Michael Winsten
NOTE
57. The Dating of Tibetan BanknotesNicholas Rhodes
LETTER
61. On the Nature of Tibetan PeasantryMelvyn C. Goldstein
BOOK REVIEWS
66. Indological and Buddhist Studies (Volume in Honour of Professor J.W. de Jong on his Sixtieth Birthday), I. A. Hercus et al (eds.).Per K. Sorensen
71. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and Their TibetanSuccessors (2 Vols.), David SnellgroveMiranda Shaw
74. The Making of Modern Tibet, Tom GrunfeldP. C. Klieger
OBITUARY
77. Gelong Rigzin Wangpo (1920-1985)R. K. Sprigg
83. Contributors
VOL.XIII, NO.2, SUMMER 1988Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Advaya (⎯Non-Dual) in Buddhist SanskritK. N. Mishra
12. The First Buddhist MonasteriesD. A. Winters
23. A Note on the AnityarthaparikathaCarla Gianotti
NOTES
31. Wensapa’s Guide to the Four Conceptions of the “I”Achok Rinpoche & Conrad Richter
36. On the Tibetan Controversy Concerning the Various Ways of Replyingto PrasangasShunzo Onoda
BOOK REVIEWS
42. The Eternal Legacy: An Introduction to the Canonical Literature ofBuddhism, SangharakshitaLily de Silva
45. Tibet: Bon Religion, Per KværnePer K. Sorensen
47. Pratiques de la voie spirituelle Sa Saintete le XIV-eme Dalai-LamaBernard Le Callo’ch
48. The Tibet Guide, Stephen BatchlorG. E. Clarke
50. Contributors
VOL.XIII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1988Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. American Popular Perception of Tibet from 1858-1938Beatrice D. Miller
20. Tibet’s Centrifugal ForcesPaul C. Marks
33. The Living Among the Dead: A Comparison of Buddhist and ChristianRelicsElisabeth Benard
49. Social Adaptation of the Tibetan Refugees in the Darjeeling-SikkimHimalayasTanka B. Subba
NOTE
58. A. H. Francke’s La Dvags Kyi Akhbar: The First Tibetan NewspaperJohn Bray
LETTER
64. Last Rejoinder to Goldstein on Tibetan Social SystemBeatrice D. Miller
BOOK REVIEWS
67. The Buddhism of Tibet by H. H. the XIVth Dalai Lama, JeffreyHopkins (trans. & ed.)G. W. Houston
70. Tantra in Tibet by H. H. the XIVth Dalai Lama and Tsong kha pa,Jeffrey Hopkins (trans. & ed.)G. W. Houston
74. Tibet: Self-Determination in Politics Among Nations, Swarn LataSharmaG. E. Clarke
77. Contributors
VOL.XIII, NO.4, WINTER 1988Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Vajrayana System, Perceptivity and PracticeJagannath Upadhyaya
NOTE
13. Biographic Notes on VimalamitraAntonio Maria Sacco
SPECIAL FEATURE
21. Index to The Tibet Journal, Vol.1-12 (1975-1987)
80. Contributors
Special Issue: Tibetan Contributions to the MadhyamakaVOL.XIV, NO.1, SPRING 1989Paul Williams, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
1. Introduction-some random reflections on the study of TibetanMadhyamakaPaul Williams
10. A Tibetan delineation of different views of Emptiness in the IndianMiddle Way SchoolJeffrey Hopkins
44. On the relationships of Emptiness and Dependent Arising: some dGelugs pa viewsDonald S. Lopez, Jr.
70. Indian and Tibetan Madhyamikas on ManasapratyaksaTom J. F. Tillemans
86. The Jo nang pas on Madhyamaka: A SketchMichael Broido
91. Contributors
VOL.XIV, NO.2, SUMMER 1989Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. The Mitra System for Visualization and Incorporation of DeityG. W. Houston
REVIEW ARTICLES
31. Rebirth and Western BuddhismAlan Wallace
38. The Bodhisattva EthicsBhikkhu Pasadika
NOTES
43. Ravjaa’s Role in Tibeto-Mongolian LiteratureAlexander Fedotov
49. Vajrakilaya RetreatN. Singh
LETTER
56. Freedom, Servitude and the “Servant-serf” NyimaMelvyn C. Goldstein
BOOK REVIEWS
61. Dagger Blessings, Thomas MarcottyCathy Cantwell
64. The Creative Vision, Herbert Guenther65. Prajñaparamita in Tibetan Buddhism, Obermiller
Parmananda Sharma
66. Contributors
VOL.XIV, NO.3, AUTUMN 1989Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Buddhist SanghaK. Krishna Murthy
19. The Institution of the Dalai LamaR. N. Rahul Sheel
33. Namgyal DratsangTenzin Dorjee
47. Importance of Tibetan Literature for Understanding Indian CultureY. Rinpoche & Lobsang Shastri
55. Selected Tibetan ProverbsPeter Richardus
NOTES
72. Prospects for a Western BuddhismB. A. Wallace
80. Material on New Discovery of Buddhist IconographyA. Terentyev
BOOK REVIEWS
83. Secret Visions of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Samten G. KarmayPer Kvaerne
87. Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Terminology, Tsepak RigzinBarry Clark
91. A Bibliography of Ladakh, Bray J. & N. Tsering ShakspoJ. H. Crook
94. Contributors
VOL.XIV, NO.4, WINTER 1989Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Ideology and the Framing of Tibetan HistoryP. Christiaan Klieger
17. Religious and Socio-Cultural Restraints on Environmental DegradationAmong Tibetan Peoples—Myth or Reality?Marcy Vigoda
45. A Ladakhi Statesman: Tsewang Dhondup, The Last Prime Minister ofIndependent LadakhBernard Le Callo’ch
67. The Impact of Buddhism upon Indian Science and PoliticsKrishan D. Mathur
BOOK REVIEWS
77. The Bodh Gaya Interviews, Jose Ignacio CabezonC. Foster-Hall
81. Altar of the Earth, Peter GoldTerence M. Hays
84. Contributors
VOL.XV, NO.1, SPRING 1990Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Tibetan Phur pas and Indian KilasRobert Mayer
42. Tsongkhapa’s Bell, Bell’s Inequality and Madhyamaka EmptinessVictor Mansfield
67. A Brief Survey of the Relationship Between Drogon Chogyal Phagpaand Emperor Sechen Kublai KhanT. N. Shelkar Lingpa
NOTE
77. Irano-Tibetica: Some Observations on BonStanimir Kaloyanov
BOOK REVIEW
83. The Sherpas of Nepal in the Tibetan Cultural Context, by Robert A.PaulDawa Norbu
87. Contributors
VOL.XV, NO.2, SUMMER 1990Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Bonpo Canons and Jesuit CannonsDan Martin
29. Desideri and TibetG. Gispert-Sauch, S. J.
29. Events Surrounding a Painting of the 13th Dalai LamaBernard Le Callo’ch
NOTES
52. Kavyadarsa of Dandin and Analogy of its Tibetan and MongolianCommentariesLha. Khurelbaatar
59. The Eight Practice-Instructions of Sugatas in the Nyingma LineageGarje Khamtrul Jamyang Dhondup
BOOK REVIEWS
66. A Garland of Immortal Wish-fulfilling Trees, Ven. Tsering LamaJampal, Sangye Khandro (trans.)Terence M. Hays
68. Taranatha’s Life of Krsnacarya/Kanha, David TemplemanPer Kværne
70. Contributors
VOL.XV, NO.3, AUTUMN 1990Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Sa mgoTarab Tulku
19. A Historical Interpretation of the Songs of Tsangyang GyatshoChabpel Tseten PhuntsokTsepak Rigzin (trans.)
41. A Critical Study of the Kongpo Demo Rock InscriptionsChabpel Tseten PhuntsokThupten K. Rikey & Andrew Ruskin (trans.)
58. The Self and the Limits of Reason in the Indo-Tibetan BuddhistTraditionB. Alan Wallace
70. Nationalities Problem in BhutanBuchung K. Tsering
BOOK REVIEWS
79. The Renaissance of Tibetan Civilization, Christoph von FurerHaimendorfTanka B. Subba
82. Trans-Himalayan Trade: A Retrospect (1774-1914) – In Quest ofTibet’s Identity, Phanindra Nath ChakrabartiJ. J. Woolsey
84. Tibetan Thangka Painting–Methods and Materials, David & JaniceJacksonPhillippa Russel
87. Contributors
Shakabpa Memorial Issue: Part IVOL.XV, NO.4, WINTER 1990H. E. Richardson, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. IntroductionH. E. Richardson
5. Hunting Accidents in Early TibetH. E. Richardson
28. The Europeanization of Sino-Tibetan Relations, 1775-1907: TheGenesis of Chinese “Suzerainty” and Tibetan “Autonomy”Dawa Norbu
75. The Lapchak Mission from Ladakh to Lhasa in British Indian ForeignPolicyJohn Bray
97. 1948 Tibetan Trade Mission to United KingdomTsering W. Shakya
115. The First Coins Struck in TibetN. G. Rhodes
135. Some Remarks on the Status and the Dating of the sBa bzhedPhillip Denwood
149. The Terma Tradition of the Nyingmapa SchoolTulku Thondup
159. Contributors
Shakabpa Memorial Issue: Part IIVOL.XVI, NO.1, SPRING 1991H. E. Richardson, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Fragments of a “Golden” Manuscript of Sa skya Pandita’s WorksDavid Jackson
34. Tsarong II, The Hero of Chaksam, and the Modernisation Struggle inTibet, 1912-1931Heather Spence
58. Tibet: After the Fall of ChamdoMelvyn C. Goldstein
96. The Institution of the Dalai Lama as a Symbolic MatrixP. Christiaan Klieger
108. Some Formal Problems of Negotiations and Results of the SimlaConferenceJosef Kolmas
115. A Note on the Origin of the Tibetan Book Cover DecorationD. E. Klimburg-Salter
128. Some Notes on Tibetan Paper CurrencyWolfgang Bertsch
138. Contributors
Shakabpa Memorial Issue: Part IIIVOL.XVI, NO.2, SUMMER 1991H. E. Richardson, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. The Decree of the Khro chen KingSamten G. Karmay
19. Biography of the eminent Tibetan scholar ’Jam dbyangs bshad pa Ngagdbang brtson ’grus (1648-1722 A. D.)S. K. Sadhukhan
34. Klong rdol Bla ma’s Explanatory Notes on the Abhidharmakosa:Dependent Origination (pratityasamutpada)Marek Mejor
43. Is There Folk-Theatre in Tibet?Alexander Fedotov
55. Francisco de Azevedo’s Travels in Guge and LadakhBernard Le Callo’ch
67. Mi la ras pa’s Trial of the Towers and the Tantric Ritual of the sbyinsregCarla Gianotti
76. The Survival of TibetFranz Michael
BOOK REVIEW
85. rGyal rabs gsal ba’i me long, Author, Date and Sources, A Case Study,P. K. SorensenBhikkhu Pasadika
NOTE
91. SHAKABPA (1908-1989): A Brief BiographyKarma Gyatsho
95. Contributors
VOL.XVI, NO.3, AUTUMN 1991Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. The Deity Invocation and the Purification Rite of Incense Burning inTibetChabpel Tseten PhuntsokThupten K. Rikey (trans.)
28. The Early Rulers of Tibet: Their Lineage and Burial RightsNathan S. Cutler
52. A Brief Discussion on Tibetan History Prior to Nyatri TsenpoRebkong Dorjee KharRichard Guard & Sangye Tandar (trans.)
63. Traditional Environmental Protectionism in Tibet ReconsideredToni Huber
BOOK REVIEWS
78. Devatisayastitih: Supra Divine Praise to Sankarasvamipada, LosangNorbu Shastri (trans. & ed.)Y. Krishan
80. Guide to Dakini Land: A Commentary to the Highest Yoga Tantra ofVajrayogini, Geshe Kelsang GyatsoRichard Guard
83. Nomads of Western Tibet: The Survival of a Way of Life, Melvyn C.Goldstein & Cynthia BeallPer Kværne
87. Contributors
Thematic Issue: Western Religions and TibetVOL.XVI, NO.4, WINTER 1991Nathan Katz, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. IntroductionNathan Katz
8. Jesus and His Missionaries in TibetG. W. Houston
28. Language, Tradition and the Tibetan BibleJohn Bray
59. Examining a Significant Minority: Tibetan ChristiansDavid Woodward
71. Muslims of TibetAtaullah Siddiqui
86. Tibetan MuslimsAbdul Ghani Sheikh
90. Contacts Between Jewish & Indo-Tibetan Civilizations Through theAges: Some ExplorationsNathan Katz
110. The Tibetan-Jewish Dialogue: A Personal AccountPaul Mendes-Flohr
115. Contributors
VOL.XVII, NO.1, SPRING 1992Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. The Four Assertions: Interpretations of Difficult Points in PrasangikaMadhyamikaYeshe Thapkhay
36. Philosophical Debate in the Tibetan AcademyKenneth Liberman
68. Conflict and Resolution in the Biography of MilarepaJohn Powers
BOOK REVIEWS
78. Lieu de neige et de genévriers, organisation sociale et religieuse descommunautétes boudhistes de Ladakh, Pascale DollfusBhikkhu Pasadika
82. Liberation in Our Hands (Part One: The Preliminaries), PabongkaRinpoche, Geshe L. Tharchin & A.B. Engle (trans.)Glenn Mullin
86. Contributors
VOL.XVII, NO.2, SUMMER 1992Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefKarma Gyatsho, Managing Editor
3. Democracy, Tibetan Independence and Protest under Chinese RuleRonald Schwartz
28. The Twelve Deeds of Lord ShenrabSangye Tandar & Richard Guard (trans.)
45. Eco-Bodhicitta and Artful ConductDavid Ross Komito
52. Bhavaviveka’s Abridged Meaning of the Middle PositionDaniel Ferrer
NOTES
56. The Origin of the Tibetan Race and the Term “Tibet” (Bod)Dondrub GyalThubten Rikey & Andrew Ruskin (trans.)
59. A Brief Description of Yumbu LakharTenzinThubten Rikey & Andrew Ruskin (trans.)
65. Ganesa in TibetY. Krishan
72. Contributors
VOL.XVII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1992Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. Economic Institutions of Buddhist TibetDr. Leonard R. Chapela
41. The Avadanas and Their Influence on Tibetan DramaN.K. Dash
47. Traditional Community Role of the Tibetan Astro-PractitionerJampa Kalsang Tsipa Kachupa
BOOK REVIEWS
51. Taranatha’s Life of Krsnacarya/Kanha, David TemplemanGyorgy Somlai
52. House of the Turguoise Roof, Dorje Yudon YuthokCarebanu Cooper
54. Contributors
VOL.XVII, NO.4, WINTER 1992Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. Buddhist Guidelines on Economic Organizations and Development forFuture Tibet: Interviews with His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama andProf. Samdhong RinpocheDr. Leonardo R. Chapela
33. The Account of the Prince Ramagopala (rGyal bu dga’ byed sa skyonggi rtogs brjod)David Templeman
57. Discussions on the Ancient Tibetan Sciences, Religion, and RaceDungkar RinpocheSangye Tandar & Richard Guard (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
70. Insights of a Himalayan Pilgrim, Lama GovindaKim Gutschow
74. Inner Peace, World Peace: Essays on Buddhism and Non Violence,Kenneth KraftHyungkyu Nam
77. Contributors
VOL.XVIII, NO.1, SPRING 1993Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. An Interchange Between the Tibetan Understanding of Mind and theWestern Science of Brain: Interview with His Holiness the XIVth DalaiLamaChristopher deCharms
15. A Critical Edition of the Tibetan Translation with Restoration inSanskrit—brDa sprod pa pa ni ni’i mdoDr. Narendra Kumar Dash
20. An Anthropologist MonkLobsang Rigdol
27. Gyasa Belsa: An IntroductionC.B. Josayma
BOOK REVIEWS
32. Self and Liberation: The Jung/Buddhism Dialogue, Daniel J. Meckel& Robert L. Moore (eds.)Steven Heine
37. The Light of Liberation: A History of Buddhism in India, ElizabethCook (ed.)Y Krishan
48. Contributors
VOL.XVIII, NO.2, SUMMER 1993Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. A Dunhuang Manuscript on VajrakilayaRobert Mayer & Cathy Cantwell
17. The Assassination of Tri Ralpachen and Lang DarmaTsultrim Kalsang Khangkar
23. A Critical Edition of Jayananda’s rTog ge’i tho ba’i tshig le’un byas paDr. Narendra Kumar Dash
BOOK REVIEWS
48. Himalayan Dialogue—Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal,Stan MumfordEric McGuckin
51. The Two Truths in the Madhyamika Philosophy of the Ge-Luk-baOrder of Tibetan Buddhism, Guy NewlandJohn Powell
54. Contributors
VOL.XVIII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1993Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. The Critical Edition of Yuktisastika-Karika of NagarjunaDr. Bimalendra Kumar
17. Tibetica Catalogues: An annonated bibliography of recentcontributions on Tibetan Literature collectionsAlpo Ratia
37. Cataloguing Tibet’s Literary HeritageAlpo Ratia
50. The Lotus Crown TantraDennis Cordell
65. The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in the WestMassimilano A. Polichetti
BOOK REVIEWS
68. Servants of the Buddha: Winter in a Himalayan Convent, AnnaGrimshawJohn Bray
69. Right over the Mountain. Travels with a Tibetan Medicine Man, GillMaraisJohn Bray
71. Yuktisastikavrtti, Commentaire à la soixantaine sur le raisonnement ouDu vrai enseignement de la causalité par le Maître indien Candrakîrti,Cristina Anna Scherrer-SchaubBhikkhu Pasadika
78. Contributors
VOL.XVIII, NO.4, WINTER 1993Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. Development of the Monastic Education in TibetDungkar Lobzang TinleySangye T. Naga (trans.)
49. Buddhist Ideologies Transmuted in StupasK. Krishna Murthy
56. Means to Develop Self-ConfidenceNyima Tsering
BOOK REVIEWS
62. Samatha Meditation: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on CultivatingMeditative Quiescence, Gen Lamrimpa, B. Alan Wallace (trans.), HartSprager (ed.)Joe Bransford Wilson
65. August Hermann Francke und die Westhimalaya-Mission derHerrnhuter Brüdergemeine Eine Bibliographie mutStandortnachwiesen der tibetischen Drucke, Hartmut Walravens &Manfred TaubeJohn Bray
69. Wissenschaftsgeschichte und gegenwärtige Forschungen in Nordwest-Indien, Gundrun Meier & Lydia Icke-Schwalbe (eds.)John Bray
71. Contributors
VOL.XIX, NO.1, SPRING 1994Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. Some Notes on the Maitreya Image in Western LadakhFabrizio Torricelli
17. Versification in the Epic of Gesar of LingAlexander Fedotov
24. Tibetan Translation of Panini-Vyakarana Sutras, Mahabhasya, Kasika,Prakriya-Kaumadi and Siddhanta-Kaumadi: A Comparative StudyN.K. Dash
48. Borobudur Stupa: A Unique Metempsychosis of Buddhist ReligiousIdeas into Architectural TermsK. Krishna Murthy
54. Reprint: A Dunhuang Manuscript on VajrakilayaRobert Mayer & Cathy Cantwell
68. Tibet Journal’s Cumulative Index 1988-1993Pema Yeshi, Tsering Norzom & Barbara Spencer
NOTE
92. Thog lcagsJohn V. Bellezza
BOOK REVIEWS
97. Strange Liberation: Tibetan Lives in Chinese Hands, David PattElizabeth Klobusickly-Mailänder
99. Trigg in TibetElizabeth Klobusickly-Mailänder
100. Ancient Wisdom: Nyingma Teachings on Dream Yoga, Meditation, andTransformation, Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, B. Alan Wallace & SangyeKhandro (trans.)Margery Anne Muniak
102. Contributors
Powerful Places and Sacred Spaces in Tibetan Religious Culture: IVOL.XIX, NO.2, SUMMER 1994Toni Huber, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. Editor’s IntroductionToni Huber
4. The Potala & Western Place MakingPeter Bishop
23. Putting the gnas back into gnas-skor: Rethinking Tibetan BuddhistPilgrimage PracticeToni Huber
61. Gendered Practices and the Inner Sanctum: The Reconstruction ofTibetan Sacred Space in “China’s Tibet”Charlene E. Makley
95. Tibetan Ritual Dances and the Transformation of SpaceMona Schrempf
121. Contributors
Powerful Places and Sacred Spaces in Tibetan Religious Culture: IIVOL.XIX, NO.3, AUTUMN 1994Toni Huber, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. The Role of “Treasure Discoverers” and Their Writings in the Searchfor Himalayan Sacred LandsFranz-Karl Ehrhard
21. Ganja and Murdo: The Social Construction of Space at TwoPilgrimage Sites in Eastern TibetLawrence Epstein & Peng Wenbin
46. “Entrance-keepers of a Hidden Country”: Preliminary Notes on theMonpa of South-Central BhutanFrancoise Pommaret
63. Internal and External Geography in Spiritual BiographyDavid Templeman
BOOK REVIEWS
77. Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies, Geoffrey SamuelDawa Norbu
80. Training the Mind in the Great Way, Gyalwa Gendun Druppa, FirstDalai Lama, Glenn Mullin (trans.)Cathy Cantwell
81. Heart Drops of Dharmakaya: Dzogchen Practice of the Bon Tradition,Shardza Tashi GyaltsenCathy Cantwell & Robert Mayer
83. Contributors
Powerful Places and Sacred Spaces in Tibetan Religious Culture: IIIVOL.XIX, NO.4, WINTER 1994Toni Huber, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. The Blue Lake of A mdo and Its Island: Legends and Pilgrimage GuideKatia Buffetrille
23. Machig Zhama’s Recovery. Traces of Ancient History and Myth in theSouth Tibetan Landscape of Kharta and PhadrugHildegard Diemberger & Guntram Hazod
46. Sacred Geography and Individual in Central Tibet: Terdrum Sanctuary,A Training Path Within the Drikung MandalaAndrea Loseries
59. Perceptions of Landscape in Karzha: “Sacred” Geography and theTibetan System of “Geomancy”Elisabeth Stutchbury
103. Contributors
Powerful Places and Sacred Spaces in Tibetan Religious Culture: IVVOL.XX, NO.1, SPRING 1995Toni Huber, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. Rewalsar: Tibetan Refugees in a Buddhist Sacred PlaceCathy Cantwell
10. A Tibetan Guide for Pilgrimage to Ti-se (Mount Kailash) and mTshoMa-pham (Lake Manasarover)Toni Huber & Tsepak Rigzin
48. Ol-mo-lung-ring, the Original Holy PlaceDan Martin
83. Gaining Ground: Representations of Territory in Bon and TibetanPopular TraditionCharles Ramble
BOOK REVIEW
125. Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year, Hugh RichardsonToni Huber
129. Contributors
VOL.XX, NO.2, SUMMER 1995Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. A Tun-huang Text on Dreams: Ms Pelliot tibétain 55 – IXAntonella Crescenzi & Fabrizio Torricelli
18. The Geo-History of Long Distance Trade in Tibet 1850-1950Wim van Spengen
64. The Periodicals Krung go’i Bod ljongs and Shes bya in 1993: How thePRC and Dharamsala’s Tibetan Press Depict Human Rights in TibetKevin Garratt
BOOK REVIEWS
87. Circle of Protest: Political Ritual in the Tibetan Uprising, RonaldSchwartzDawa Norbu
88. Resistance and Reform in Tibet, Robert Barnett & Shirin Akiner (eds.)Dawa Norbu
90. The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society andCulture, Heinz Bechert & Richard Gombrich (eds.)Stephen Kaplan
OBITUARY
93. K. Dhondup (1952-1995)Tashi Tsering
106. Contributors
Tibetan MuslimsVOL.XX, NO.3, AUTUMN 1995Marc Gaborieau, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. IntroductionMarc Gaborieau
I. MUSLIMS IN TIBET PROPER
8. Kha-che and Gya-Kha-che, Muslim Communities in Lhasa (1990)Corneille Jest
21. Powers and Authority of Sufis among the Kashmiri Muslims in TibetMarc Gaborieau
31. Memories of My Father, Abdul Ghani, in TibetYusuf Naik
II. TIBETAN MUSLIMS OF LADAKH
35. The History of Muslims in Central LadakhPascale Dollfus
59. Muslims in Western LadakhNicola Crist
71. Conjunction, Parallelism and Cross Cutting Ties Among the Muslimsof LadakhSmriti Srinivas
III. MUSLIMS ON THE CONFINES OF TURKESTAN, CHINA, AND TIBET
96. Sufism from Central Asia Among the Tibetans in the 16-17th CenturiesThierry Zarcone
115. The Chinese Hui Muslims Trade in Tibetan AreasClaude Moevus
CONFERENCE REVIEW
124. 7th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies,Schloss, Seggau, Leibnitz, near Graz, Austria, June 18-24, 1995Robert Mayer
126. Contributors
VOL.XX, NO.4, WINTER 1995Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
2. Tibetan Homa Rites According to the gTer ma TraditionTadeusz Skorupski
47. The Dance of the Guru’s Right AspectsCathy Cantwell
64. The Lineage of His Holiness Sakya Trizin Ngawang KungaSandra Penny-Dimri
93. The Buddha Image in Sculptural Arts of IndiaK. Padmanabha
99. Contributors
VOL.XXI, NO.1, SPRING 1996Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
3. Early Mahayana Lay Ethics in NagarjunaBhikkhu Pasadika
19. A Note on Gnyal zhig ’Jam pa’i rdo rje, the Author of a HandwrittenSher phyin Commentary from about 1200Gareth Sparham
30. A Tanjur Text on gTum mo: Tôhoku no 2332–IFabrizio Torricelli
47. Kanum, the Village of Alexander Csoma de Körös: A Narrative ofWerner HoffmeisterBernard Le Calloc’h
58. A Preliminary Archaeological Survey of gNam mtsho and Dang ra g.yumtshoJohn Bellezza
84. Dharma–Its EtymologyK. Krishna Murthy
REVIEW ARTICLE
88. The Byang-gter and other Phur-pa traditions: Reflections on Martin JBoord’s The Cult of the Deity Vajrakila According to the NorthernTreasures Tradition of Tibet (Byang-gter phur-ba)Cathy Cantwell
BOOK REVIEWS
100. The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception, Dezhung Rinpoche, JaredRhoton (trans.)Gareth Sparham
100. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, John PowersGareth Sparham
103. Enlightened Beings. Life Stories from the Ganden Oral Tradition,Janice D. WillisGareth Sparham
106. Contributors
Shaping the Mind: Artistic Facets of Tibetan CiviizationVOL.XXI, NO.2, SUMMER 1996Massimiliano A. Polichetti, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing Editor
4. ForewordMassimiliano A. Polichetti
6. The Usefulness of Buddhist Iconography in Analysing Style in TibetanArtKimiaki Tanaka
10. The Biographical Tradition of Milarepa: Orality, Literacy andIconographyFrancis V. Tiso
24. The Artist’s Treatise of sMan bla don grubPhilip Denwood
31. Thangkas and Tourism in Dharamsala: Preservation through ChangeEric McGuckin
53. International dGe-lugs-pa Style of Architecture from the 16-19thCenturyPaola Mortari Vergara Caffarelli
90. A Historical Profile of Ladakhi Religious ArchitectureMarialaura Di Mattia
128. Facets of Tibetan Traditional TheatreAntonio Attisani
140. Contributors
Russian-Tibetan RelationsVOL.XXI, NO.3, AUTUMN 1996Andrey Terentyev, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. IntroductionAndrey Terentyev
4. A Debacle of Secret DiplomacyAlexandre Andreyev
35. Kalmyks in Tibetan HistoryBaatr Kitinov
47. Russia and Tibetan Crisis: Beginning at the 20th CenturyNikolai S. Kuleshov
60. Tibetan Buddhism in RussiaAndrey Terentyev
BOOK REVIEWS
71. Buddhism in Russia. The Story of Agvan Dorzhiev, Lhasa’s Emissaryto the Tsar, John SnellingJohn Bray
73. Mchod-rol. Les instruments de la musique tibétaine, Mireille HelfferMona Schrempf
76. Contributors
Tibetan LinguisticsVOL.XXI, NO.4, WINTER 1996Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefPema Khangsar, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. My Balti-Tibetan and English dictionary and its predecessorsR. K. Sprigg
23. Initial zl- and sl- in TibetanPhilip Denwood
30. The Role of Regional Factors in the Standardization of Spoken TibetanLauren R. Hartley
REVIEW ARTICLE
58. Literal or Literary? Reflections on New Translations of History’sMirrorToni Huber
BOOK REVIEWS
68. Fluent Tibetan. A Proficiency Oriented Learning System. Novice andIntermediate Levels I-III. Vol.2, William A. Magee and Elizabeth S.Napper, Jeffrey Hopkins, General EditorTibor Porció
75. A History of Sanskrit Grammatical Literature in Tibet, Pieter C.VerhagenGareth Sparham
77. The Chronology of Tibet According to the Re’u Mig of Sum-pa mkhan-po, Bireswar Prasad Singh (trans.& ed.)Gareth Sparham
78. Contributors
VOL.XXII, NO.1, SPRING 1997Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Mun Sheng Kong Co and Kim Sheng Kong Co, Two ChinesePrincesses in TibetHugh Richardson
12. Yab Yum Iconography and the Role of Women in Tibetan TantricBuddhismAdelheid Herrmann-Pfandt
35. The Tanjur Text of Tilopa’s DohakosaFabrizio Torricelli
58. Tibetan Literature on Dreams: Materials for a BiographyAntonella Crescenzi & Fabrizio Torricelli
REVIEW ARTICLES
83. Art of Tibetan Rock Paintings, Administration Commission of CulturalRelics of the Tibetan Autonomous RegionToni Huber
87. The Life of Shabkar, The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin, MathieuRicard and other members of the Padmakara Translation Group(trans.).Franz-Karl Ehrhard
BOOK REVIEWS
91. TIBET: The Issue is Independence: Tibetans-in-Exile Address the KeyTibetan Issue the World Avoids, Edward Lazar (ed.)Kevin Garratt
95. Images in Enlightenment: Tibetan Art in Practice, Jonathan Landaw &Andy WeberDaphne L. Rosenzweig
97. The Tibetans-School for Survival or Submission: An Investigation ofEthnicity and Education, Katrin Goldstein KyagaDhondup Samten
98. Awakening the Mind: Basic Buddhist Meditations, Geshe NamgyalWangchenCathy Cantwell
CONFERENCE REPORT
102. “Mythos Tibet” Symposium, Bonn, 10-12 May 1996Alex Mckay
104. Contributors
VOL.XXII, NO.2, SUMMER 1997Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen & Alex Taylor, Assistant Editor
4. The Meaning of Liberation: Representations of Tibetan WomenCharlene Makley
30. Unfocussed Merit-Making in Zangskar: A Socio-Economic Account ofKarsha NunneryKim Gutschow
59. A Drop from an Ocean: The Status of Women in Tibetan SocietyTsering ChotshoSonam Tsering (trans.)
69. A Discussion on Some Great Women in Tibetan HistoryMigyur Dorjee MadrongSonam Tsering (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
91. Dakinis, Zur Stellung und Symbolik des Weiblichen im tantrischenBuddhismus, Adelheid Herrmann-PfandtBhikku Pasadika
97. Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists and the Art ofthe Self, Anne Carolyn KleinCathy Cantwell
99. Buddhism Through American Women’s Eyes, Karma Lekshe Tsomo(ed.)Cathy Cantwell
101. Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State, Chogyal Namkhai NorbuGareth Sparham
102. Myriad Worlds, Buddhist Cosmology in Abhidharma, Kalacakra andDzog-chen, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö TayéGareth Sparham
104. The Door of Liberation, Essential Teachings of Tibetan BuddhistTradition, Geshe WangyalAcarya Sangye T. Naga
106. Meditations on Emptiness, Jeffrey HopkinsPaul Donnelly
107. The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna’sMulamadhyamakarika, Jay L. GarfieldKevin Schilbrack
BRIEF BOOK REVIEWS
110. Vaidalyaprakarana, Nagarjuna’s Refutation of Logic (Nyaya),Fernando Tola & Carmen DragonettiGareth Sparham
110. Buddhist Monastic Discipline: The Sanskrit Pratimoksa Sutras of theMahasamghikas and Mulasarvastivadins, Charles S. PrebishGareth Sparham
CONFERENCE REPORT
111. Seminar “Pilgrimage in Tibet” International Institute for AsianStudies (IIAS), Leiden, The Netherlands, 12-13 September 1996P. C. Verhagen
114. Contributors
VOL.XXII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1997Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
5. Early Tibetan Paper MoneyWolfgang Bertsch
18. Tibetan Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Returnees and the RefugeesConvention—Predicaments, Problems and ProspectsKevin Garratt
57. Paths and Progress: Some Thoughts on Don grub rgyal’s “A ThreadlikePath”Mark Stevenson
61. A Threadlike PathRang grol (Don grub rgyal)Mark Stevenson & Lama Choedak T. Yuthok
67. Who was “this evil friend” (“the dog”, the “fool”, “the tyrant”) inGedun Chophel’s Sad Song?Benjamin Bogin & Hubert Decleer
REVIEW ARTICLES
79. The Sa skya Pandita, the White Panacea, and Clerical Buddhism’sCurrent Credibility CrisisRobert Mayer
105. A Regional Chronicle of Gu ge pu hrangLuciano Petech
BOOK REVIEWS
112. Wholeness Lost and Wholeness Regained: Forgotten Tales ofIndividuation from Ancient Tibet, Herbert V. GuentherKenneth Liberman
116. The Full-Fledged Khyung-chen Bird: An Essay in Freedom as theDynamics of Being, Klong chen rab ’byams pa Dri med ’od zer,Herbert V. Guenther (trans., ed., & annonated)Franz-Karl Ehrhard
119. Mind Only: A Philosophical and Doctrinal Analysis of Vijñanavada,Thomas E. WoodBimalendra Kumar
120. Everlasting Rain of Nectar: Purification Practice in TibetanBuddhism, Geshe Jampa GyatsoRiika Virtanen
124. The Boy Lama, Vicki MackenzieLaura Airaksinen
126. Buddhism through American Women’s Eyes, Karma Lekshe Tsomo(ed.)Lesley A. Northup
127. Bon, Its Encounter with Buddhism in Tibet, B. L. BansalGareth Sparham
CONFERENCE REPORT
129. The History of Tibet: New Resources and PerspectivesRoberto Vitali
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
135. A Rejoinder to Luciano Petech’s Review of Roberto Vitali’s TheKingdom of Gu.ge Pu.hrangRoberto Vitali
141. Contributors
The Intercultural Contacts of Tibetan Civilization: A special issue devoted toworks of Dr. Siegbert HummelVOL.XXII, NO.4, WINTER 1997Per Kværne, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen & Francisco Little, Assistant Editor
3. ForewordPer Kværne
5. A Bibliography of the Works of Siegbert HummelPer Kværne
23. The Lamaist Ritual Dagger (Phur bu) and the Old Middle Eastern“Dirk Figures”Siegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
33. Notes on the Lamaist ApocalypseSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
45. Lady World and the Priest-King JohnSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotto
59. The White Old ManSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
71. The Construction Site of the Lhasa gTsug lag khang and itsCosmological SignificanceSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
79. The Crystal Sea in the Lhasa gTsug lag khangSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
88. mGarSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
97. Transcendental Art of Tibet, Lokesh ChandraMassimiliano A. Polichetti
98. Tibetan Mandalas (Vajravali and Tantra-samuccaya), Raghuvira &Lokesh ChandraDaphne Lange Rosenzweig
100. “The Monk and the Philosopher-Buddhism Today” (Le moine et lephilosophie—le bouddhisme aujourd’hui), Jean-François Revel &Matthieu RicardHubert Decleer
113. The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment: Tibetan Buddhist Philosophyand Practice, & In Praise of Tara: Songs to the Savioress, LamaDoboom TulkuAlexander Fedotoff
FILM REVIEW
115. Die Salzmänner von Tibet, directed by Ulrike KochToni Huber
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
118. The Missing Page in the Sras mkhar dgu thog gnas yig of the 1985Dharamsala EditionAnne Chayet
PROJECT REPORT
120. “Tibet as Myth”Martin Brauen
122. Contributors
VOL.XXIII, NO.1, SPRING 1998Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen & Francisco Little, Assistant Editor
3. A Thirteenth Century Tibetan Hymn to the Siddha TilopaFabrizio Torricelli
18. Versification in Old Tibetan PoetryAlexander Fedotoff
25. Sherpa Funeral CeremonyAntonio Maria Sacco
38. A Critical Note on the Biographies of Lo chen Rin chen bZang poHira Paul Gangnegi
49. On the Name of River Yar klung gtsang poChapel Tseten PhuntshogRiika J. Virtanen (trans.)
REVIEW ARTICLES
67. Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre. Essays in Honor of GesheLhundup Sopa, J.I. Cabezón & R.R. Jackson (eds.)Hubert Decleer
107. Celebrating the Year of the Monkey: apropos of some literaturereleased in relation to the millennium of Tho lingThe Ngari Heritage Foundation Dharamsala—Tho ling Project
118. Contributors
VOL.XXIII, NO.2, SUMMER 1998Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen & Francisco Little, Assistant Editor
3. Economics of a Tibetan State Treasury: The Barley Supply OfficePaljor Tsarong
11. Ma gcig lab sgron ma—The Life of a Tibetan Woman Mystic betweenAdaptation and RebellionKarénina Kollmar-Paulenz
33. Can Emptiness be Formulated?: A debate from a Gelugpa monasticuniversityKenneth Liberman
49. A Note on the Visesastava (Khyad par ’phags stod); “Superior Versesin Praise [of Buddha Sakyamuni]”Acarya Sangye T. Naga
BOOK REVIEWS
84. The Life of Gampopa: The Incomparable Dharma Lord of Tibet,Jampa Mackenzie StewartFrancis V. Tiso
89. The Golden Yoke: The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet, RebeccaRedwood FrenchKevin Garratt
99. Tibet and the British Raj, Alex McKayP. Christiaan Klieger
102. A Dictionary of Buddhist and Hindu Iconography, Objects, Devices,Concepts, Rites and Related Terms, Frederick W. BunceUlrike Roeslar
107. Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Society, Dagyab RinpocheTsepak Rigzin
110. Dolma Ling: A Pilgrim’s Progress across the Himalayas, Lucas MyersSonam Tsering
111. Contributors
VOL.XXIII, NO.3, AUTUMN 1998Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. “The Supine Demoness” (Srin mo) and The Consolidation of EmpireRobert J. Miller (1923-1994)
23. Tseja: Structure and Economy of a Tibetan State TreasuryPaljor Tsarong
34. The Lifestyle of NomadsTawa & Tashi TopgyalLobsang Shastri & Vyvyan Cayley (trans.)
50. Historical Background of Csoma de Körös’s Sojourn in Ladakh(Zanskar) between 1822 and 1826Bernard Le Calloc’h
69. Chinese Media Discourses in Tibet: The Language of InequalityAshild Kolas
REVIEW ARTICLES
78. Foreigner at the Judge’s FeetToni Huber
92. Machig Labdrön and the Foundation of Chöd, Jerome EdouAdelheid Herrmann-Pfandt
BOOK REVIEWS
103. Lamas, Princes and Brigands: Joseph Rock’s Photographs of theTibetan Borderlands of China, Michael ArisDavid Jackson
106. Kar glin zi khro: A Tantric Buddhist Concept, Henk BlezerDan Martin
114. Chinnamasti: The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess,Elisabeth Anne BenardGiacomella Orofino
118. The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus,His Holiness the Dalai LamaFrancis V. Tiso
123. The Future Buddha Imagery. An Iconological Study, Inchang KimErberto Lo Bue
127. Culture and the Politics of Third World Nationalism, Dawa NorbuKevin Garratt
129. Consecration of Images & Stupas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism,Yael BentorFranz-Karl Ehrhard
132. Erdeni-yin tobèi: A Mongolian Manuscript from Kentei Ayima³,Saãang Se
enHarry Halén
133. Gold Jewelry from Tibet and Nepal, Jane Casey SingerDaphne Lange Rosenzweig
136. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, The Fourteenth Dalai LamaRiika Virtanen
137. Contributors
Bon Religion of TibetVOL.XXIII, NO.4, WINTER 1998Per Kværne, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Foreword 4. The Early Spread of Bon
Namgyal Nyima Dagkar28. Bon zhig khyung nag and the Rig pa mthong Tradition of rDzogs chen
Jean-Luc Achard58. The Monastic Lineage of sNang zhig gdon pa in A mdo rNga ba
Donatella Rossi
72. Two Figures in the Early Great PerfectionTodd Gibson
92. Cracking the Mirror: A Critical Genealogy of Scholarship on TibetanBon and the “Canonical” Status of The Crystal Mirror of DoctrinalSystemsZeff Bjerken
REVIEW ARTICLE
108. Drung, De’u and Bön: Narrations, Symbolic Languages and the BönTradition in Ancient Tibet, Namkhai Norbu, Andrew Lukianowicz(trans. from Italian)Dan Martin
BOOK REVIEWS
120. Tibetan Histories: A Bibliography of Tibetan-Language HistoricalWorks, Dan Martin, in colloboration with Yael BentorRoberto Vitali
128. Prisoners of Shangri-la: Tibetan Buddhism and the West, Donald S.Lopez, Jr.Thupten Samphel
131. A Descriptive Grammar of Kinnauri, D.D. SharmaAnandmayee Ghosh
132. The Tibet Guide: Central and Western Tibet, Stephen BatchelorKabir M. Heimsath
133. The Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook, Tsering Wangmo & ZaraHoushmandTenzin Sonam
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
134. A Note on the Tun-Huang Manuscript (PT.1045) on Signs of Raven’sVoiceGedun Rabsel
OBITUARY
149. Remembering Professor Nirmal Chandra Sinha (1911-97)Dawa Norbu
151. Contributors
VOL.XXIV, NO.1, SPRING 1999Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. On Byams pa and Thub chen lha khang of Glo sMos thangRoberto Vitali
29. The Production of Tibetan BanknotesWolfgang Bertsch
55. A Preliminary Archaeological Survey of Da Rog mTshoJohn Vincent Bellezza
92. A Preliminary study on the Cultural ties between Tuva and Tibet: TheHistory and the PresentMarina Mongush & Mergen Mongush
REVIEW ARTICLES
101. Mandala and Landscape, A.W. MacDonaldKabir Mansingh Heimsath & Hubert Decleer
131. A Comparative Grammar of Tibeto-Himalayan Languages, D.D.SharmaR.K. Spriggs
BOOK REVIEWS
141. Tibet: The Road Ahead, Dawa NorbuRonald D. Schwartz
144. The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara,Santideva, Padmakara Translation Group (trans.)Cathy Cantwell
146. A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Report of the 10th Panchen Lama, TibetInformation Network (TIN)P. Christiaan Klieger
150. On the Path to Void: Buddhist Art of the Tibetan Realm, PradapadityaPal (ed.)Parmananda Sharma
151. The Tibetan Art of Parenting: From Before Conception Through EarlyChildhood, Anne Hubbell Maiden & Edie FarwellRiika Virtanen
FILM REVIEW
152. Mandala: The Sacred Circle of Vajrabhairava, written and narrated byDaniel CozortLinda C. Ehrlich
155. Contributors
VOL.XXIV, NO.2, SUMMER 1999Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Tsongkhapa’s Qualms about Early Tibetan Interpretations ofMadhyamaka PhilosophyThupten Jinpa
29. Manuscript LTWA No.23476: A “sDe can” Sample of the brGyadstong paFabrizio Torricelli & Nickolai N. Dudka
45. gShen: The Ancestral clan of Rin chen bzang poNamgyal Nyima Dagkar
BOOK REVIEWS
60. Bibliographical Sources for Buddhist Studies from the viewpoint ofBuddhist Philology, Yasuhiro SuekiBhikkhu Pasadika
62. A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Santideva, translated fromthe Sanskrit and Tibetan by Vesna A. Wallace & B. Alan WallaceCathy Cantwell
65. Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousnesswith the Dalai Lama, Francisco J. Varela (ed.)Bryan J. Cuevas
68. Pilgrimage in Tibet, Alex McKayToni Huber
72. The Arts and Crafts of the Swat Valley. Living Traditions in the HinduKush, Johannes Kalter et alErberto Lo Bue
75. Sudhana’s Miraculous Journey in the Temple of Ta pho. Theinscriptional text of the Tibetan Gandavyuhasutra, Ernst Steinkellner(ed.)Hubert Decleer
84. Sunyatasaptativrtti: Candrakirtis Kommentar zu den “Siebzig Versenüber die Leerheit” des Nagarjuna (Karikas 1-14), Felix Erb (intro.,trans., & ed.)Alpo Ratia
89. Tibetan Lives: Three Himalayan Autobiographies, Peter Richardus(ed.), with an Historical Foreword by Alex McKayThe Healing Power of Mind: Simple Meditation Exercises for Health,Well-Being, and Enlightenment, Tulku ThondupGareth Sparham
92. Healing Anger: the Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective,H.H. the Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa (trans.)Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhicitta,Khunu Rinpoche, Gareth Sparham (trans.)Acarya Sangye T. Naga
94. Tibetan Medicine: “East meets West—West meets East,”, Jürgen C.Aschoff & Ina Rösing (eds.)Sandra Hämmerle
96. Dictionary of Tibetan Materia Medica, Dr. Passang Yonten Arya, Dr.Yonten Gyatso (trans. & ed.)Thupten K. Rikey
97. Anything for Tibet: My Beloved Country, Thupten N. ChakrisharTenzin Sonam
NOTES & BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
99. A Chronological Problem in the mNga’ ris rgyal rabsLuciano Petech
101. A Short Consideration Regarding Christian Elements in a NinthCentury Buddhist Wall-Painting from BezeklikMassimiliano A. Polichetti
108. A Note on the Buddha Images of Ceylon and NepalK. Padmanabha
112. A Deceitfully Erected Stone Pillar and The Beginnings of ModernTibetan LiteraturePema TseringRiika Virtanen (trans.)
EXHIBITION REPORT
125. “Tibet—Culture and Art”Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, FinlandAlpo Ratia
OBITUARY
128. Remembering Prof. Mahesh Tiwary (1929-1999), the Uttar PradeshSanskrit Academy Award LaureateBimalendra Kumar
130. Contributors
VOL.XXIV, NO.3, AUTUMN 1999Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Human Behaviour-Patterns as Observed in the Gesar EpicSuniti Kumar Pathak
10. An Analytical Study of the Tibetan and Chinese Version ofMahayanasatadharmavidyadvarasastraBimalendra Kumar & Swati Ganguly
32. The Buddhas of Mahayana SchoolK. Padmanabha
38. The Role of Incarnate Lamas in Buddhist Tradition: A Brief Survey ofBakula Rinpoche’s Previous IncarnationsNawang Tsering Shakspo
48. Tibetan Recension of the Mahasamaya-sutra of the Digha-nikaya inPaliBandana Bhattacharya Mukhopadhyay
57. On the Function of Tibetan LettersAcarya Sangye T. NagaRiika Virtanen (trans.)
BOOK REVIEWS
77. The Doctrine of Karma, Yuvraj KrishanHistory of Sera Monastery of Tibet (1418-1959) (mKhas mang rgyamtsho’i msti gnas dbus ’gyur gdan sa chen po gsum gyi ya gyal se ratheg chen gling gi chos ’byung rab gsal nor bu’i me long zhes bya babzhugs so//), Champa Thupten ZongtseAcarya Sangye T. Naga
80. The Buddha Image: Its Origin and Development, Y. KrishanThupten K. Rikey
REPORT
83. Destruction of Cultural Property in War and Ethnic Conflict—Policiesfor Subsequent RestorationYuvraj Krishan
87. Contributors
VOL.XXIV, NO.4, WINTER 1999Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. The Lhasa gTsug lag khang: Imago Mundi and Holy FortressSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
12. The Primordial Sea Under the City Temple of Lhasa and the WillowsBefore the SanctuarySiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
22. The Silver Coin Presented by the 13th Dalai Lama to Monks in 1910A.D.Wolfgang Bertsch
35. A mdo Reb gongMark Stevenson
52. Knowledge About Tibet in Slovenia: one of the youngest and smallestcountries in EuropeRalf èeplak Mencin
BOOK REVIEWS
62. Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet: Religious Revival and CulturalIdentity, Melvyn C. Goldstein & Mathew Kapstein (eds.)Kabir M. Heimsath
68. Natural Liberation. Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos,Gyatrul Rinpoche & B. Alan WallaceFranz-Karl Ehrhard
71. Choosing Reality: A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind, B. AlanWallace’Jigs-med-gling-pa’s “Discourse on India” of 1789: A Critical Editionand Annonated Translation of the lHo-phyogs rgya-gar-gyi gtambrtag-pa brgyad-kyi me-long, Michael ArisGareth Sparham
75. Enthronement. The Recognition of the Reincarnate Masters of Tibetand the Himalayas, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, Ngawang Zangpo(intro. & trans.)Ulrike Roeslar
79. Compassion. The Key to Great Awakening. Thought Training and theBodhisattva Practices, Geshe Tsultrim GyaltsenAlexander Fedotoff
80. A Special Exhibition of Buddhist Gilt Votive Objects, Chu Jen-hsing etal.Daphne Lange Rosenzweig
82. Sky Burial—An Eyewitness Account of China’s Brutal Crackdown inTibet, Blake KerrKevin Garratt
84. The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Textof Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheEnlightened Courage: An Explanation of Atisha’s Seven Point MindTraining, Dilgo KhyentseGiacomella Orofino
85. The Gelug/Kagyü Tradition of Mahamudra, H.H. the Dalai Lama &Alexander BerzinPaul Donnelly
BRIEF BOOK REVIEWS
87. Buddha: his Life, his Doctrine, his Order, Hermann Oldenberg,William Hoey (trans. from German)The Lankavatara sutra: A Mahayana Text, Daisetz Teitaro SuzukiThupten K. Rikey
87. Kalachakra and other Six-Session Yoga Texts, Alexander BerzinRiika J. Virtanen
NOTE
89. Embryological Studies in Tibetan MedicineTsherrin K. Dhundhup
93. Contributors
VOL.XXV, NO.1, SPRING 2000Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Notes towards a Native Tibetan Ethnology: An Introduction to andAnnonated Translation of dMu dge bSam gtan’s Essays on Dwags po(Baima Zangzu)Janet L. Upton
27. A Catalogue of the First Volume of the Waddel Manuscript rNying margyud ’bumSam van Schaik
51. Tibetan Natal HoroscopesGeoff Childs & Michael Walter
63. Sino-Tibetan Relations and Tributary IdeologyLisa R. Wiggins
REVIEW ARTICLE
74. Art of Tibet, Robert E. FisherErberto Lo Bue
BOOK REVIEWS
90. Development, Society, and Environment in Tibet, Graham Clarke (ed.)P. Christiaan Klieger
94. Tibetan Nomads: Environment, Pastoral Economy, and MaterialCulture, Schuyler Jones with a contribution by Schuyler CammanJohn Vincent Bellezza
99. Engaged Buddhist Reader, Arnold Kotler (ed.)D. R. Chaudhary
103. The Voice that Remembers: A Tibetan woman’s inspiring story ofsurvival, Ama Adhe, told in English by Joy BlakesleeRiika Virtanen
104. Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region (Vol.1), Dzongkha,George van Driem with the accompanying CDs narrated by KarmaTsheringBhuchung K. Tsering
106. Social Evils: Prostitution and Pornography in Lhasa &A Sea of Bitterness: Patriotic Education in Qinghai monasteries, TINBriefing Papers, No.31 &32, Tibet Information NetworkLhakpa Chodon
108. Contributors
VOL.XXV, NO.2, SUMMER 2000Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
4. A Proposal for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Study of A ce lhamoAntonio Attisani
29. The 1958 sKyid grong Census: Implications for the Study of TibetanHistorical DemographyGeoff Childs
42. The Earliest Tibetan Inscriptions from Tabo and Their HistoricalSignificanceLaxman S. Thakur
52. The Lhopas of Western BhutanJagar Dorji
BOOK REVIEWS
60. sDe-dpon sum-cu. Ritual und Ikonographie der “DreiâigSchulzgottheiten der Welt”, Rudolf Kaschewsky & Pema TseringFranz-Karl Ehrhard
62. Apparations of the Self, The Secret Autobiographies of a TibetanVisionary, Janet GyatsoJean-Luc Achard
65. The Buddhist Pilgrimage, Duncan ForbesBandana Mukhopadhyay
67. Labrang: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery at the Crossroads of FourCivilisations, Paul Kocot NietupskiLucy Kennedy
69. Education in Tibet. Policy and Practices since 1950, Catriona BassGudrun John
71. Tales of the Turquoise: A Pilgrimage in Dolpo, Corneille JestTseten Lhamo
73. Ladakh: Culture, History, and Development between Himalaya andKarakoram. Recent Research on Ladakh 8. Martijn van Beck,Kristoffer Brix Bertelsen & Poul Pedersen (eds.)Geoff H. Childs
76. Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics forWomen, Karma Lekshe TsomoCathy Cantwell
76. The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of The Six Yogas of Naropa,Lama Thubten YesheWy Ostenfeld
REPORT
80. Changes and Development in Upper Mustang, Nepal: Decision makingat the Local LevelSusanne von der Heide
88. Contributors
VOL.XXV, NO.3, AUTUMN 2000Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Who were the Builders of the Tibetan Forts?Siegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
8. On the Origin of the Irrigation Technique in TibetSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
14. The Sling and the Inflated Skin Boat in TibetSiegbert HummelG. Vogliotti (trans.)
19. On A Previous Birth Story of Ma gcig Lab sgron maAdelheid Herrmann-Pfandt
32. But Why the KalacakraDavid Gist
39. A Discussion on the History of Tibetan GrammarSangye Tandar NagaRiika Virtanen (trans.)
48. Klong rdol bla ma’s List of 108 dharmas of Prajñaparamita and theCommentaryTsewang Bhuti
BOOK REVIEWS
69. Der Buddha und das Rad der Lehre (Buddha and the Wheel ofDoctrine), Eva SaalfrankPhurpa: magisches Dolhritual aus Tibet (Phurpa: A Magic Dagger-Ritual from Tibet), Thomas MarcottyAlexander Fedotoff
70. The Dating of the Historical Buddha/ Die Datierung des historischenBuddha, Part 3, Heinz Bechert (ed.)Franz-Karl Ehrhard
71. Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas. Gyel-tsap on Aryadeva’s Four Hundred.Geshe Sonam Rinchen (commentary), Ruth Sonam (trans. & ed.)Gareth Sparham
73. The Spirit of Tibet: Portrait of a Culture in Exile, Alison WrightLucy Kennedy
74. The World of the Dalai Lama: An Inside Look at His Life, His People,and His Vision, Gill Farrer-HallsGeoff H. Childs
76. Tibetan Art, Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals and Art inTibet, 600-2000 A.D., Amy HellerDavid Templeman
78. The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheAngela Sumegi
80. Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lamaon Brain Science and Buddhism, Zara Houshmand, Robert B.Livingston & Alan B. Wallace (eds.)James E. Huchingson
82. Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, Robert Svoboda & Arnie LadeAyurveda: Secrets of Healing, Maya TiwariTsering Thondup
84. Contributors
VOL.XXV, NO.4, WINTER 2000Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Sun and Moon Earrings: the Teachings Received by ’Jigs med gling paSam van Schaik
33. Ru thog District before the Chinese Occupation (1900-1958): APreliminary Study of its Cultural HistoryKorpon Lobsang Khenrap
78. India’s Trade with Tibet: Early British AttemptsBir Good Bill
REVIEW ARTICLE
83. Some Thoughts on Style in Tibetan ArtDeborah Klimburg-Salter
BOOK REVIEWS
91. Tibetan Studies, Jan Willem de JongBhikkhu Pasadika
94. Tibetische Handschriften und Blockdrucke, Peter SchwiegerToni Huber
97. Hermits of Go Cliffs: Timeless Instructions from a Tibetan Mystic,Cyrus Stearns (trans. & intro.)David Templeman
99. The Mouths of People, the Voice of God. Buddhists and Muslims in aFrontier Community of Ladakh, Smriti SrinivasHeinz Raether
100. Tibetan Border Worlds: A Geohistorical Analysis of Trade andTraders, Wim van SpengenGeoff Childs
101. Contributors
VOL.XXVI, NO.1, SPRING 2001Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. The ‘Vajra Temple’ of gTer ston Zhig po gling pa and the Politics ofFlood Control in 16th Century lHa saMatthew Akester
25. Khyung tshang brag: the ‘Black Demon Peering’ at lHa saMatthew Akester
35. Tibetan Army BadgesWolfgang Bertsch
73. Tibet: Another WorldA Look at the French Press’ Vision of Tibet in 1950Claude Arpi
BOOK REVIEWS
100. The Mongolian Manuscripts on Birch Bark from Xarbuxyn Balgas inthe Collection of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Part 1,Elisabetta ChiodoHarry Halén
101. Gods and Masks of the Kathmandu Valley, Anne VergatiMona Schrempf
107. Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland, Buddhist Advice for Living andLiberation, Jeffrey Hopkins (trans. & ed.)Transforming the Heart, A commentary to the Bodhisattva TogmeSangpo’s the Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, Geshe JampaTegchok, Thubten Chodron (ed.)D.R. Chaudhry
111. Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace, David W. Chappell(ed.)Riika Virtanen
115. Contributors
VOL.XXVI, NO.2, SUMMER 2001Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey, Managing EditorRiika J. Virtanen, Assistant Editor
3. Refugees from Tibet: Structural Causes of Successful SettlementsDawa Norbu
26. Perceptions of Relative Wealth in a Tibetan Community: A Note onResearch MethodologyGeoff Childs
39. Tibetan Monastic Token CurrencyWolfgang Bertsch
56. Preservance of Tibetan Medical Systems as an Integral Part of TibetanCulture in the Prevailing Himalayan EnvironmentNupur Pathak
60. Pro-environment Attitudes, Values and Behavior of Tibetan StudentsR. S. Pirta & Kavita Goswami
REVIEW ARTICLE
68. Imaging Wisdom, Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism,Jacob N. KinnardErberto Lo Bue
BOOK REVIEWS
78. The Reflexive Nature of Awareness: A Tibetan Madhyamaka Defence,Paul WilliamsSuramgamasamadhisutra: The Concentration of Heroic Progress, Anearly Mahayana Scripture translated and annonated by ÉtienneLamotte, English translation by Sara Boin-WebbMark Tatz
80. Memoirs of a Tibetan Lama, Lobsang Gyatso, Gareth Sparham (trans.& ed.)Barbara Standley
81. Becoming a Child of the Buddhas: A Simple Clarifications of the RootVerses of Seven Point Mind Training, Gomo TulkuAni Norzom
83. Healing from the Source: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine,Dr. Yeshi Dhondhen, B. Alan Wallace (trans.)Tsering Thondup
85. The Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism, Martin Brauen,Martin Willson (trans.)Opening the Lotus: A Women’s Guide to Buddhism, Sandy BoucherCathy Cantwell
NOTES
88. A Note on the Dictionaries Compiled by Italian Missionaries in TibetErberto Lo Bue
92. Himalaya: A Note on “Snowlion”Gedun Chophel (1903-1951)Thupten K. Rikey (trans.)
95. Contributors
Contributions to the History of Tibetan ArtVOL.XXVI, NO.3&4, AUTUMN&WINTER 2001Erberto Lo Bue, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefThupten K. Rikey & Sonam Tsering, Managing EditorsDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
1. ForewordErberto Lo Bue
5. Creativity, Freedom and Control in the ContemporaryRenaissance of Reb gong PaintingRob Linrothe
91. A Note on the Third Dalai Lama bSod nams rgya mtsho and hisVisionary Thang ka of lHa mo’i bla mtshoRoberto Vitali
103. The Paintings in the Zhwa lu sGo gsum lha khang and bSe sgo ma lhakhang: Stylistic DifferencesFranco Ricca & Lionel Fournier
149. Problems of Iconometry: Comparing the Citrasutra with theCitralaksanaMatteo Martelli
165. “Donor” in the Tangut Painting from Khara-Khoto: Their Meaning andFunctionKira Samosyuk
169. Ensuring Firmness: The Use of Molten Metals in Tibet and IranDavid Templeman
REVIEW ARTICLE
206. In the Image of Tibet, Tibetan Painting after 1959, Clare HarrisErberto Lo Bue
BOOK REVIEWS
225. High Peaks, Pure Earth: Collected Writings on Tibetan History andCulture, Hugh Richardson, edited with an introduction by Michael ArisDavid Jackson
226. Readings on the Six Yogas of Naropa, Glenn H. Mullin227. Lights of the World: Buddha and Christ, Ninian Smart
Francis V. Tiso
229. Inside Tibetan Buddhism: Rituals and Symbols Revealed, Robert A. F.Thurman, Barbara Roether (ed.)Cathy Cantwell
231. Sacred Spaces and Powerful Places in Tibetan Culture: A Collectionof Essays, Toni Huber (ed.)Antonio Terrone
232. The Fate of Tibet: When Big Insects Eat Small Insects, Claude ArpiKabir Mansingh Heimsath
234. Dreaming in the Lotus: Buddhist Dream Narrative and Practice,Serenity YoungTsering Thondup
234. Tablets of the Gods, William M. BuelerDhondup Tsering
235. Contributors
Contributions to the History of Tibetan ArtVOL.XXVII, NO.1&2, SPRING&SUMMER 2002Erberto Lo Bue, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Tibetan Sculpture Inspired by Earlier Foreign Sculptural StylesDavid Weldon
37. The Paintings of Gra thang: History and Iconography of an 11thcentury TempleAmy Heller
71. Early Tibetan Footprint Thang kas, 12-14th CenturyKathryn Selig Brown
113. Metalworking in dBus and gTsang 1930-1977John Clarke
153. Lama Yeshe Jamyang of Nyurla, Ladakh: the Last Painter of theDrikung TraditionDavid Jackson
177. Weaving Hidden Threads: Some Ethno-historical Clues on the ArtisticAffinities between Eastern Bhutan and Arunachal PradeshFrancoise Pommaret
197. An Introduction to Zan parZara Fleming
217. Modern Artists in LhasaElke Hessel
REVIEW ARTICLES
237. Bhutan, Mountain Fortress of the Gods, Christian Schickgruber andFrancoise Pommaret (eds.), Serindia Publications, 1997George van Driem
241. Mythos Tibet, Thierry Dodin und Heinz Rather. Köln: DuMont, 1997Hartmut Buescher
CONFERENCE REPORT
253. Tibetan Opera—A Living TheatreWalter Church
BOOK REVIEWS
256. Ajanta. Handbook of the Paintings, Dieter SchlingoffErberto Lo Bue
257. Tantra in Practice, David Gordon White (ed.), Donald S. Lopez Jr.(Series ed.)David Templeman
261. Buddhist Ethics, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, The InternationalTranslation Committee (trans. & ed.)Cathy Cantwell
263. Boundless Heart. The Cultivation of the Four Immeasurables, B. AlanWallace, Zara Houshmand (ed.)Alexander Fedotoff
263. Under the Painted Eyes. A Story about Nepal, Ferd MahlerAlexander Fedotoff
264. In the Service of His Country: The Biography of Dasang DamdulTsarong, Commander General of Tibet, Dundul Namgyal TsarongBhuchung K. Tsering
265. Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet, Steven M. Kossak& Jane Casey Singer (eds.)Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John andBerthe Ford Collection, Pratapaditya PalDaphne Lange Rosenzweig
268. The Philosophical View of the Great Perfection in the Tibetan BonReligion, Donatella RossiJean-Luc Achard
270. The Practice of Mahamudra: The Teachings of His Holiness theDrikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, Drikung Kyabgon ChetsangRinpochePaul Donnelly
271. The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities,A Unique Pantheon, Lokesh Chandra & Frederick W. BunceDhondup Tsering
273. Memoirs of Keutsang Lama: Life in Tibet After the ‘ChineseLiberation’, Keutsang Trulku Jampel YesheDhondup Tsering
274. Contributors
Contributions to the History of Tibetan ArtVOL.XXVII, NO.3&4, AUTUMN&WINTER 2002Erberto Lo Bue, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Pala Painting and the Tibetan Variant of the Pala StyleSteven M. Kossak
23. Buddhist Metal Images of Western Tibet, ca.1000-1500 A.D.:Historical Evidence, Stylistic Consideration and Modern MythsMichael Henss
83. Tibetan Painting of the Che mchog Heruka’s Mandala in theMcCormick CollectionJane Casey Singer
109. Zhol Village and a Mural Painting in the Potala: ObservationsConcerning Tibetan ArchitectureAndre Alexander
121. New Sculptors and Tibetan Patrons in the 20th CenturyErberto Lo Bue
171. Glegs shing, The Art of Tibetan Book CoversGunter Gronbold
REVIEW ARTICLES
183. Tibetan Painted Scrolls by Giuseppe TucciErberto Lo Bue
191. Tibet, Self and the Diaspora: Voices of Difference, P. ChristiaanKlieger (ed.)George van Driem
SYMPOSIUM REPORT
194. Himalayas, An Aethetic Adventure, Symposium of April 4-6 2003Amy Heller
BOOK REVIEWS
197. Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet by ReginaldRayMark Tatz
200. Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship byAlexander BerzinMark Tatz
201. Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in theTherigatha by Kathryn R. BlackstoneFrancis V. Tiso
202. Echoes from Dharamsala by Kiela DiehlP. Christiaan Klieger
203. Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhismby Judith Simmer-BrownCathy Cantwell
204. Tales of Tibet, Sky Burials, Prayer Wheels & Wind Horses, Herbert J.Batt (ed. & trans.)Bhuchung K. Tsering
205. The Practice of Vajrakilaya by Khenpo NamdrolJean-Luc Achard
207. The Tantric Distinctions—A Buddhist’s Reflections on Compassionand Emptiness by Jeffrey HopkinsThe Way to Buddhahood by Yin-shunD.R. Chaudhry
209. Buddhist Thought and Ritual, David J. Kalupahana (ed.)Kevin Schilbrack
210. The Six Perfections by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Ruth Sonam (trans. &ed.)Chemi Senge
210. The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan by Melvyn C.GoldsteinDhondup Tsering
211. The CIA’s Secret War in Tibet by Kenneth Conboy & James MorrisonDhondup Tsering
213. Contributors
Contributions to the History of Tibetan ArtVOL.XXVIII, NO.1&2, SPRING & SUMMER 2003Erberto Lo Bue, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Domestic rDo ring? A New Class of Standing Stonesfrom the Tibetan PlateauMark Aldenderfer
21. The Content of Stupas and Imagesand the Indo-Tibetan Concept of RelicsYael Bentor
49. Sino-Tibetan Artistic Synthesis in Ming Dynasty Templesat the Core and PeripheryKarl Debreczeny
109. Lineages of Form: Buddhist Portraiture in the Manchu CourtPatricia Berger
147. No Man’s Land: Real and Imaginary TibetGonkar Gyatso
REVIEW ARTICLES
161. Buddhist Art and Tibetan Patronage, Ninth to FourteenthCenturies edited by Deborah Klimburg-Salter & Eva AllingerRob Linrothe
173. Ajanta. Handbuch der Malereien (‘Handbook of the Paintings’)by Dieter SchlingloffHubert Decleer
BOOK REVIEWS
201. Antiquities of Upper Tibet, Pre-Buddhist archeological siteson the High Plateau, Findings of the Upper Tibet CircumnavigationExpedition by John Vincent BellezzaAmy Heller
202. La Deese sGrol-ma (Tara): Recherches sur la Nature et le Statut d’uneDivinite du Bouddhisme Tibetain by Pierre ArenesAdelheid Herrmann-Pfandt
206. Religion and Biography in China and Tibet edited by Benjamin PennyAlexander Fedotoff
207. The Dalai Lama’s Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibetby Ian Baker & Thomas LairdJacob Winkler
210. Religion and Secular Culture in Tibet: Proceedings of the NinthSeminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Leiden2000 edited by Henk BlezerTodd Gibson
211. Becoming the Compassion Buddha by Lama Thupten Yeshe, edited byRobina CourtinWy Ostenfeld
212. The Essence of Buddhism by Traleg KyabgonD.R. Chaudhry
214. Born in Lhasa by Namgyal Lhamo TaklhaDhondup Tsering
215. Gates to Buddhist Practice, Essential Teachings of a Tibetan Masterby Chagdud TulkuDhondup Tsering
217. Contributors
VOL.XXVIII, NO.3, AUTUMN 2003Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Relations between the Dalai Lamas and Rulers of Nga’ risskor gsum: From late 14th-mid 19th centuryLobsang Shastri
17. Names and Nicknames in sKyid grongGeoff Childs
29. dByar rtswa dgun ’bu: An Important Itemfor the Tibetan Population of the Li thang District,Sichuan Province, ChinaAlessandro Boesi
43. The Response of Immigrant Tibetans towards CulturalIatrogenesis in Contemporary Health Care System in IndiaNupur Pathak
53. Ethnic and Cultural Components in Responsesto Cultural Bereavement of Immigrant Tibetans in IndiaNupur Pathak
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61. Khams pa histories: Visions of People, Place and Authorityedited by Lawrence EpsteinAlexander Gardner
96. The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicineby Dr. Barry ClarkYonten Gyatso
BOOK REVIEWS
107. Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awarenesstranslation and commentary by John Myrdhin ReynoldsFrancis V. Tiso
109. Tibet’s Ancient Religion: Bon by Christoph BaumerTodd Gibson
113. The Life and Times of a True Son of Tibet, GerganDorje Tharchin by H. Louis FaderBhuchung K. Tsering
114. The Life and Times of a True Son of Tibet, GerganDorje Tharchin, H. Louis FaderJohn Bray
115. Buddhist art and architecture by Robert E. FisherDaphne Lange Rosenzweig
116. Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism by H.E. Kalu RinpocheD.R. Chaudhry
118. Ganesa, Unravelling an Enigma by Yuvraj KrishanDhondup Tsering
119. Contributors
British Raj and TibetVOL.XXVIII, NO.4, WINTER 2003Alex McKay, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Foreword 7. Why is there no subaltern studies for Tibet?
Peter H. Hansen23. Satyagraha in Tibet: towards a Gandhian Solution?
Jane Ardley39. From Simla to Rongbatsa: The British
and the “Modern” Boundaries of TibetCarole McGranahan
61. 19th century British expansion on the Indo-Tibetan Frontier:A Forward PerspectiveAlex McKay
77. Sonam Wangfel Laden La—Tibet 1924 and 1930Deki & Nicholas Rhodes
91. Western and Japanese Visitors to Lhasa: 1900-1950James Cooper
REVIEW ARTICLES
95. mKhas dbang dGe ’dun chos ’phel gyi gsar rnyedgsung rtsom by rDo rje rgyalToni Huber
101. China’s Tibet Policy by Dawa NorbuWarren W. Smith
BOOK REVIEWS
115. The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-FulfillingGem of the Noble Teaching by Gampopa translated byKhenpo Konchog Gyaltsen RinpocheFrancis V. Tiso
117. The Currency of Tibet, A Sourcebook for the Study ofTibetan Coins, Paper Money and other Forms ofCurrency by Wolfgang BertschNicholas Rhodes
119. The Five Wisdom Energies by Irini RockwellTodd Gibson
120. Kailash, Map of the Holiest Mountain in the Worldby Katia Buffetrille & Robert KostkaDhondup Tsering
121. Contributors
VOL.XXIX, NO.1, SPRING 2004Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. A Tibetan Official Seal of Pho lha nasWolfgang Bertsch
9. The Great Sons of Thang stong rgyal po:The Bu chen of the Pin Valley, SpitiPascale Dollfus
33. Women in Tibetan Buddhist Narrative:The Story of Balza ChodronWilla Baker
56. The Great Perfection of Non-Sectarianism:rDzogs chen in the Bon and Buddhist Traditions of TibetSiofra O’Donovan
85. Revitalisation Movement Gripping the Exile Tibetan Diaspora:A Model of Non-violent Struggle for PeaceNupur Pathak
REVIEW ARTICLE
91. Facets of Tibetan Religious Tradition and Contactswith Neighbouring Cultural Areas, Alfredo Cadonna& Ester Bianchi (eds.)Dan Martin
BOOK REVIEWS
96. A History of Sanskrit Grammatical Literature in Tibet, Vol.2,Assimiliation into indigenous scholarship, PieterC. VerhagenLeonid Kulikov
99. Suryacandraya. Essays in Honour of Akira Yuyamaon the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, PaulHarrison & Gregory Schopen (eds.)Bhikkhu Pasadika
103. Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land, PatrickFrenchAlex McKay
104. Tibet, Past and Present: Tibetan Studies 1, Henk Blezer (ed.)Geoff Childs
107. Madhyamakahrdayam of Bhavya, introduced, edited andannotated by Christian Lindtner (with half-verse index byT.M. Ramani)Alpo Ratia
108. Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty: Illuminating the Viewof Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, John Whitney PettitKarma Phuntso
112. Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism, H.E. Kalu RinpocheD.R. Chaudhry
113. The Bodhisattva Vow, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, trans. byRuth SonamIlona Manevskaia
115. Territory and Identity in Tibet and the Himalaya, KatiaBuffetrille and Hildegard Diemberger (eds.)Kabir Mansingh Heimsath
117. Hostage of Beijing. The Abduction of the Panchen Lama, GillesVan GrasdorffDhondup Tsering
119. Contributors
VOL.XXIX, NO.2, SUMMER 2004Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. The Corpse Cutters of SeraVeronika Ronge
13. Of Corpses and Gold: Materials for the Studyof the Vetala and the Ro langsMichael Walter
47. ’Pho wa Liturgy in 14th Century TibetChing Hsuan Mei
71. The Tibetan Monastic Tradition in Exile: Secular andMonastic Schooling of Buddhist Monks and Nuns in NepalEllen Bangsbo
83. A New Way of Looking at Health of Migrant Tibetans in IndiaNupur Pathak
REVIEW ARTICLE
90. Divinity Secularized: An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of theSongs Ascribed to the Sixth Dalai Lama, Per K. SorensenDan Martin
BOOK REVIEWS
104. Soviet Russia & Tibet: The Debacle of Secret Diplomacy, 1918-1930s,Alexandre AndreyevParshotam Mehra
106. Duel in the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Missionto Lhasa, Charles AllenAlex McKay
107. Changing Minds: Contributions to the Study of Buddhism and Tibetin Honor of Jeffrey Hopkins, Guy Newland (ed.)Mark Tatz
110. Buddhism an/in Performance: Analysis of Meditation and TheatricalPractice, David E.R. GeorgeMona Schrempf
113. The Essence of Buddhism, Traleg KyabgonD.R. Chaudhry
115. ‘Le Tibet est-il Chinois? “Is Tibet Chinese?”, Anne-Marie Blondeau &Katia BuffetrilleAudrey Post
117. You are the Eyes of the World, Longchenpa, translated by KennardLipman & Merrill PetersonGeorgios Halkias
120. The Dalai Lamas, The Institution and Its History, Ardy VerhagenTsamchoe Dolma
121. Contributors
Tibetan MonumentsVOL.XXIX, NO.3, AUTUMN 2004Roberto Vitali, Guest EditorGyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. The Lhasa gTsug lag khang: Observations on theAncient Wood CarvingsAmy Heller
25. The Ruins of lDan: Ancient Places in the Eastern Zoneof the Lhasa MandalaGuntram Hazod
55. The Last Traces of Gye re Lha khangMatthew Akester
65. Gur lha khang ma, “the tent which is a temple”, donatedto Shakya mchog ldan by the Mustang ruler bKra shis mgonRoberto Vitali
75. A Monument of Sherpa Buddhism: The Enlightenment Stupain JunbesiFranz-Karl Ehrhard
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93. Contacts and Conflicts of the Peoples of Early Tibet andImperial ChinaIldiko (Hilda) Ecsedy
BOOK REVIEWS
101. The Cultural Monuments of Tibet’s Outer Provinces, Amdo,Andreas GruschkeAmy Heller
102. Monk Dancers of Tibet, Matthieu RicardMona Schrempf
105. Ladakh Himalaya Occidental. Ethnologie, Ecologie,edited by Patrick KaplanianBettina Zeisler
108. Meditation, Transformation and Dream Yoga, Ven.Gyatrul RinpocheKnowledge and Liberation, Tibetan Buddhist Epistemologyin Support of Transformative Religious Experience, AnneC. KleinD.R. Chaudhry
110. Guru Yoga, Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheSandra Ober
111. Living in the Face of Death: The Tibetan Tradition, translated,edited & introduced by Glenn H. MullinNupur Pathak
113. Of Wool and Loom, The Tradition of Tibetan Rugs, TrinleyChodrak & Kesang TashiDhondup Tsering
115. Contributors
VOL.XXIX, NO.4, WINTER 2004Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Echoes of the Tibetan Buddhist bSam yas Debatein Current Controversies over Mystical ExperienceZeff Bjerken
19. Reflections through a Glass lightly: Analysis of the Storyof Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed ChenresigWilla Baker
27. The Early Transmission of ’Pho ba TeachingsChing Hsuan Mei
43. Ecclesiastical Rule: Relinquishment in Exile?Eeling Wong Tandzin
REVIEW ARTICLE
75. Dating Tibetan Art. Essays on the Possibilities andImpossibilities of Chronology from the Lempertz Symposium,Edited by Ingrid Kreide-DamaniMichael Henss
BOOK REVIEWS
107. Zur Verwaltungsgeschichte der Mandschurei (1644-1930)(Administrative History of Manchuria) by Wolfgang Seuberlich,Edited by Hartmut WalravensBhikkhu Pasadika
109. Treasury of Precious Qualities, A Commentary on the RootText of Jigme Lingpa by Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur RinpocheD.R. Chaudhry
110. Answers, Discussions with Western Buddhists by the Dalai Lamas,Edited by Jose Ignacio CabezonNorm Katz
OBITUARY
112. Alex Wayman (1921-2004)Susan S. Landesman
115. Contributors
VOL.XXXI, NO.1, SPRING 2005
Gyatsho Tshering, Editor-in-ChiefSonam Tsering, Managing EditorDhondup Tsering, Assistant Editor
3. Aspects of the Tibetan Theatre QuestionsAntonio Attisani
61. Tibetan (Bhoti)—An Endangered Script inTrans-HimalayaNawang Tsering Shakspo
65. Some Traits of the Ladakhi Speech in Comparisonwith Dajongka (Sikkimese)Anandamayee Ghosh
REVIEW ARTICLE
73. Sacred Visions. Early paintings from Central TibetDating Tibetan Artby Steven M. Kossak & Jane Casey SingerHubert Decleer
BOOK REVIEWS
115. The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usuiby Dr. Mikao Usui and Frank Arjava PetterTsering Dhondup
CONFERENCE PAPER
117. Tibetan & Japanese LiteraturesTsewang Gyalpo Arya
121. Contributors
VOL.XXXI, NO.2, SUMMER 2005
Geshe Lhakdor, Editor-in-ChiefDhondup Tsering, Managing Editor
3. A Short Treatise by Pha bong kha pa (1878-1941)about EmbalmingHelga Uebach
9. Yama’s Judgement in the Bar do thos grol chen mo: AnIndic Mystery Play in TibetErberto F. Lo Bue
25. Secular Schools in Pre-1959 Central TibetSangye Tender Naga
41. How to Fund a Ritual: Notes on the Social Usage of theKanjur (bKa’ ’gyur) in a Tibetan VillageGeoff Childs
49. Traditional Cataloguing & Classification of TibetanLiteratureNgawang Tsepag
61. South Jang or Ha SteleKhagang Palchen Thar
REVIEW ARTICLE
69. A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Verbs, Classes, and Syntactic Frames,Paul G. Hackett. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publication, 2003. xiv + 209pages.Bettina Zeisler
BOOK REVIEW
93. Buddhist Art of Pakistan and Afghanistan: The Royal OntarioMuseum Collection of Gandhara Sculpture, David Jongeward,Toronto: University of Toronto, Centre for Asian Studies 2003,p.149. ISBN 1-895214-29-7Laxman S. Thakur
94. Karma Chagme’s A Spacious Path to Freedom, Practical
Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga, withcommentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche, translated by B. Alan Wallace,Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, New York, 1998, 240 pagesincluding notes, glossaries, indexes.Jean-Luc Achard
96. Buddhist Spirituality Vol.II, edited by Takeuchi Yoshinori.Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi. PP XXXIII+550. Rs.450Buddhist Critical Spirituality, Shohei Ichimura. MotilalBanarsidass Publishers, Delhi. PP XVII + 436. Rs.795D.R. Chaudhry
99. Recollections of a Tibetan, Tsoltim Shakabpa, Publish America2003Jeffrey Bowe
100. The Lhasa Atlas, Traditional Tibetan Architecture and Townscape,Knud Larsen & Amund Sinding-Larsen, Shambhala Publications,Boston, 2001, 180pp. Hardcover $75.00Dhondup Tsering
OBITUARY
101. Prof. Dawa Norbu: An Obituary
103. Contributors
VOL.XXXI, NO.3, AUTUMN 2005
Geshe Lhakdor, Editor-in-ChiefDhondup Tsering, Managing Editor
3. Kun grol grags pa and the revelation of the Secret Treasuryof the Sky Dancers on Channels and Winds¯an inquiry intothe development of the New Bon tradition in 18th century TibetJean-Luc Achard
33. The origins and Early History of rDzogs chenDylan Esler
63. The Ladakhi Lute and Related Folk SongsMarta Salvatori
89. Life and Works of Bodong Chokley NamgyalChok Tenzin Monlam
BOOK REVIEWS
101. A Tibetan Revolutionary: The Political Life and Times of BapaPhuntso Wangye (University of California Press, Berkeley andLos Angeles, CA, USA, 2004.)Bhuchung K. Tsering
103. The Origins of Himalayan Studies. Brian Houghton Hodgson inNepal and Darjeeling 1820-1858, David M. Waterhouse (ed.).Royal Asiatic Society Books. London and New York:RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. 280pp.Iain Sinclair
107. Pioneers in Tibet; the Life and Perils of Dr. Albert Shelton,Douglass A. Wissing. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.Alexander Gardner
111. Contributors
Contributions to the study of Tibetan medicineVOL.XXXI & XXXII, NO.4 & NO.1, WINTER & SPRING, 2005 &2006
Alessandro Boesi & Francesca Cardi, Guest EditorsGeshe Lhakdor, Editor-in-ChiefDhondup Tsering, Managing Editor
3. sMan and Glud: Standard Tibetan Medicine and Ritual Medicine ina Bon Medical School and Clinic in NepalColin Millard
31. Tibetan Medicine in GyalthangDenise M. Glover
55. Hybrid Methodologies in the Lhasa Mentsikhang: A Summaryof Resources for Teaching about Tibetan MedicineFrances Garrett
65. Plant Categories and types in Tibetan materia medicaAlessandro Boesi
91. Principles and methods of assembling Tibetan medicamentsFrancesca Cardi
109. Nyes pa: A brief review of its English translationYonten Gyatso
119. “An excellent measure”: the battle against smallpox in Tibet,1904-1947Alex McKay
131. Zurkharwa Lodro Gyalpo (1509-1579) on the Controversy of theIndian Origin of the rGyud bzhiOlaf Czaja
153. A Hitherto Unknown ‘Medical History’ of mTsho smad mkhanchen (b. 16th cent.)Olaf Czaja
BOOK REVIEWS
173. Mahayanasutralamkara, The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literatureedited by Prof. Robert Thurman
Prof. Parmananda Sharma174. Britain and Tibet 1765-1947: A select annotated bibliography of
British relations with Tibet and the Himalayan states includingNepal, Sikkim and Bhutan by Julie G. MarshallAlex McKay
174. Exile as Challenge: The Tibetan Diaspora, Bernstorff, Dagmar andHubertus von Welch (eds.)Feminism, Nationalism and Exiled Tibetan Women by Alex ButlerGeoff Childs
179. The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colorstranslated by Richard BarronMartin A. Mills
181. The Practice of Dzogchen by Longchen Rabjam translated by TulkuDhondupGeorgios Halkias
182. The Life of Buddhism, Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine (eds.)The Power of Denial¯Buddhism, Purity and Gender byBernard FaureD.R. Chaudhry
OBITUARIES
189. Heinrich Harrer (1912-2006)193. Henry George Baker (1918-2006)
Roger Croston
197. Contributors
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