Letter from the Editors

Andrew Quintman, Kurtis R. Schaeffer

1-3

History for the Future: Politics and Aesthetics in the Fifth Dalai Lama’s Cuckoo’s Song

Ian MacCormack

5-38

This article translates and interprets several stanzas of poetry from the Cuckoo’s Song (Dpyid kyi rgyal mo’i glu dbyangs), the 1643 political history of Ti... More

The Origins of the Dzogchen Eleven Words and Meanings: Comparing Nyima Bum, Longchenpa, and Rikzin Gödemchen

Khenpo Yeshi

39-82

The purpose of this paper is threefold: to provide a historical overview of Dzogpa Chenpo (rdzogs pa chen po), commonly referred to as the Great Perfection; ... More

Tsering Woeser’s “Notes from a Plague Year,” Translated by Ian Boyden

Tsering Woeser; Ian Boyden

83-188

Khenpo Kalsang Dhondup’s “Incomparable Guide,” Translated by Khenpo Kalsang Dhondup and Patrick Dowd

Kalsang Dhondup; Patrick Dowd

189-196

In his poem "Incomparable Guide" (ston pa mtshungs med), Khenpo Kalsang Dhondup brings a modern, almost scientific, perspective to the traditional Indo-Tibetan ... More

On the House: Twenty Years of Online Tibetan Translation

Adam Pearcey

197-208

Lotsawa House is an online repository of Tibetan Buddhist texts translated from Tibetan into English and other languages. This piece outlines the website’s hi... More

Interview with Karma Phuntsho

Karma Phuntsho

209-221

Karma Phuntsho discusses the golden age of Bhutanese literature, Bhutan’s history and vibrant oral culture, and the challenges and opportunities of cultural p... More

Artist Statement: My Anguish-Laden Photographic Record of Tibet

Tsering Woeser; Ian Boyden

223-224