Letter from the Editors
Andrew Quintman, Kurtis R. Schaeffer
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Table of Contents
Shalu Lotsawa, Situ Paṇchen and Daṇḍin’s Kāvyādarśa: A Bibliographic Excursion
Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp, Chen Yilan
5-44
This essay examines in some detail the contributions Shalu Lotsāwa (zhwa lu lo tsā ba, 1441–1528) and Situ Paṇchen (si tu paṇ chen, 1699–1774) made to... More
Inherited Stories, Timeless Wisdom: Intertextuality and Proverbs in the Aché Lhamo Namthar
Daniel Wojahn
45-69
This article focuses on the textual basis of Aché Lhamo, the Tibetan opera. A close reading of multi-layered plays like the Aché Lhamo namthar reveals the ela... More
Tibetan Translation Key: Imperial Decrees of the Two Volume Lexicon
Namgyal Tsetan
71-105
The new fragments of the Two Volume Lexicon (sgra sbyor bam po gnyis pa), also known as Madhyavyutpatti, or the “Middle Vyutpatti” (bye brag tu rtogs bye... More
Excerpts from Pema Bhum’s Jalam Tramo: The Rainbow Path of Many Hues
Pema Bhum; Lauran R. Hartley
107-116
All the Wealth of Poets: The Bodhicitta Verses of Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen
Annabella Pitkin
117-137
This essay examines the 356 verses on bodhicitta composed by Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen (khu nu bla ma bstan 'dzin rgyal mtshan,1895-1977) in 1959 and subsequen... More
Eighty-Four Thousand Reasons to Translate the Canon
John Canti
139-165
84000, a collaborative project to produce and publish translations of the canonical texts of Tibetan Buddhism and make them available to a broad readership, is ... More
Interview with Pema Bhum
Pema Bhum
167-174
Pema Bhum is an intellectual, writer, editor, and publisher who has authored numerous essays and two memoirs of the Cultural Revolution. He recently publishe... More
Artist Statement
Pema Bhum; Tenzin Dickie
175-179
