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TBRC Tranche 3 Collection TBRC Tranche 3 Collection 1 CANON, CANONICAL WORKS, AND MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS W27919 LCCN 83-907127 number of volumes: 1 a mdo rwa rgya'i bka' 'gyur gyi dkar chag (bde bar gsegs pa'i gsung rab gans can gyi skad du 'gyur ro cog gi phyi mo par du bskrun pa'i dkar chag mdo rgyud chos kyi sgo brgya cig car 'byed pa'i lde mig) main author: bstan pa'i nyi ma (paN chen 04 bstan pa'i nyi ma) b. 1782 d. 1853 publication information: dharamsala: library of tibetan works & archives, 1983 subject classification: bka' 'gyur (rwa rgya); dkar chag Notice of contents and historical background of the Ragya Monastery blocks of the Tibetan Kangyur; no set of this 19th century redaction survives. W23702 LCCN none number of volumes: 226 bstan 'gyur (gser gyi lag bris ma) subject classification: canonical publication information: 18th century manuscript 18th century manuscript Tanjur. The Tanjur comprises Tibetan translations of commentaries and supporting texts to the Kanjur. These were originally written in Sanskrit and translated into Tibetan W23190 LCCN 77-902297 number of volumes: 1 sgom rim thog mtha' bar gsum (the five bhavanakrama of kamalasila and vimalamitra : a collection of texts on the nature and practice of buddhist contemplative realisation) main author: kamalasila b. 7th cent. publication information: gangtok: gonpo tseten, 1977 subject classification: sgom rim thog mtha' bar gsum (khrid) Five treatises on meditation and the Madhyamika approach by Kamalasila and Vimalamitra W23203 LCCN 83-907117 number of volumes: 1 dkyil chog rdo rje phreng ba dang rdzogs pa'i rnal 'byor gyi 'phreng ba (the vajravali and nispannayogavali in tibetan : a reproduction of the mandala texts of abhayakaragupta in their tibetan tranalation from ancient manuscripts from hemis monastery in ladakh ; with manikasrijnana's topical outline to the vajravali) main author: a bha yA kA ra gupta b. 11th cent. publication information: darjeeling: kargyud sungrab nyamso khang, 1983 subject classification: dkyil chog W24051 LCCN none number of volumes: 41 dpal chen kI la ya'i chos skor phyogs bsgrigs publication information: [khreng tu'u]: si khron zhing chen mi rigs zhib 'jug su'o, bod kyi shes rig zhib 'jug khang, 2002 subject classification: vajrakila (general) Collection of rituals connected with Vajrakila, both Kama and Terma as well as Nyingma and Sakya 2 NYINGMA TRADITION W25983 LCCN none number of volumes: 120 bka' ma shin tu rgyas pa (kaH thog) editor: 'jam dbyangs b. 20th cent. publication information: [chengdu: kaH thog mkhan po 'jam dbyangs, 1999] collection of nyingma traditions and texts transmitted in an unbroken lineage (bka' ma) subject classification: bka' ma; rnying ma pa The largest collection of Nyingma Kama teachings which have descended in an unbroken lineage from teacher to student W27868 LCCN 84-900518 number of volumes: 1 dpal ye shes kyi mgon po phyag bzhi pa'i chos skor gter ston: nyi ma 'od zer, mnga' bdag nyang ral (nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer) b. 1136 d. 1204 publication information: darjeeling: lama dawa and chopal lama, 1984 subject classification: mgon po Teachings on the practice of the Four-Armed Mahakala of the Nyingma tradition W22246 LCCN 85-902300 number of volumes: 2 bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa'i sgrub skor (bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i sgrub skor : a collection of texts from the famed revelations of mna'-bdag nan-ral ni-ma-'od-zer as used in the famed sgrub chen in dpal-yul and affiliates) main author: nyi ma 'od zer, mnga' bdag nyang ral (nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer) b. 1136 d. 1204 publication information: bylakuppe: pema norbu rinpoche, 1985 subject classification: bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa (nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer); chos spyod; dpal yul dgon pa rnam rgyal byang chub gling [monastery] Rituals of the Kagye Desheg Dupa revelations of Ngadag Nyangral Nyima Ozer, arranged for convenient liturgical practice by the monks of the Peyul Monastery Scanned with the generous support of Master Tam Shek-Wing of the Vajrayana Buddhist Association. W21952 LCCN 85-902140 number of volumes: 2 bka' brgyad gsang ba yongs rdzogs yi sgrub skor (bka' brgyad gsan ba yongs rdzogs kyi sgrub skor : a collection of texts from the famed revelations of gu-ru chos-kyi-dban- phyug as used in the great sgrub-chen in dpal-yul and affiliates) main author: gu ru chos kyi dbang phyug b. 1212 d. 1270 publication information: byllakuppe: pema norbu rinpoche, 1985 subject classification: bka' brgyad gsang ba yongs rdzogs; sgrub skor Collected liturgical presentation of the teachings of the Kagye Sangwa Yongdzog of Guru Chokyi Wangchug as performed in the Peyu monasteries in Kham 3 W27610 LCCN 78-903286 number of volumes: 1 grub mtha' so so'i bzhed tshul gzhung gsal bar ston pa chos 'byung grub mtha' chen po bstan pa'i sgron me (grub mtha' so so'i bzed tshul gzun gsal bar ston pa chos 'byung grub mtha' chen po bstan pa'i sgron me) main author: shes rab 'od (rog shes rab 'od) b. 1166 d. 1244 publication information: nemo, ladakh: tshul-khrims-'jam-dbyangs, 1977 subject classification: rnying ma pa ; grub mtha' Study of the various philosophical positions to appear in India and Tibet by a master of the Rog lineage of Nyingma W27869 LCCN 84-900298 number of volumes: 1 mkha' 'gro snying thig gi chos skor (mkha' 'gro snin thig gi chos skor) gter ston: padma las 'brel rtsal b. 1248 publication information: gangtok, sikkim: lama dawa & sherab gyaltsen, 1984 subject classification: rdzogs chen; rnying ma pa Texts from one of the Nyingtig Yazhi; reproduced from an ancient but perhaps incomplete and disordered manuscript from the library of Lama Nyima of Langtang W18311 LCCN none number of volumes: 1 zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol gter ston: karma gling pa b. 14th cent. publication information: [new delhi : konchok lhadrepa, 1994] subject classification: gter ma; rnying ma pa Teachings of the visions of the intermediate state of the Nyingmapa tradition revealed by Karma Lingpa W23454 LCCN 75-903780 number of volumes: 3 zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol gyi chos skor (zi khro dgons pa ran grol gyi chos skor : a collection of zi khro texts) gter ston: karma gling pa b. 14th cent. publication information: delhi: sherab lama [1975]-1976 subject classification: gter ma; zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol (karma gling pa) Collected revelations connected with the propitiation of the wrathful and quiescent deities; revealed by the great Terchen Karma Lingpa; edited by Gyarawa Namka' Chokyi Gyatso. This collection includes the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Reproduced from an exquisite and complete manuscript from the library of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. Scanned with the generous support of Master Tam Shek-Wing of the Vajrayana Buddhist Association 4 W21956 LCCN 85-902179 number of volumes: 2 bla ma dgongs 'dus kyi sgrub skor (bla ma dgons 'dus kyi sgrub skor : the two volume liturgical arrangement of the revelations of the great gter-chen sangs-rgyas-glin-pa, 1340- 1396, according to the practices of the dpal-yul monastery and its affiliates) gter ston: sangs rgyas gling pa b. 1340 d. 1396 publication information: bylakuppe: pema norbu rinpoche, 1984-1985 subject classification: dpal yul dgon pa rnam rgyal byang chub gling [monastery]; sgrub skor Liturgical presentation of the teachings of the Lama Gongdu revelations of Sangye Lingpa (1340-1396) as followed in Peyu and its affiliates throughout Kham W23449 LCCN 81-900488 number of volumes: 1 rig 'dzin gdung sgrub kyi chos skor (rig 'dzin gdun sgrub kyi chos skor : a cycle of practice focussing upon the inner form of the guru from the byan gter revelations of rig- 'dzin rgod-kyi-ldem-'phru-can) gter ston: rgod kyi ldem 'phru can b. 1337 d. 1409 publication information: gangtok, sikkim: bari longsal lama, 1981 subject classification: bla ma rig 'dzin gdung sgrub (byang gter); gter ma; rnying ma pa Rituals of the Jangter tradition of the Nyingma W23453 LCCN 81-900786 number of volumes: 4 thugs sgrub drag po rtsal gyi chos skor (a cycle of practice focussing upon the esoteric form of the guru from the byan-gter revelations of rig-'dzin rgod-kyi-ldem-'phru-can) gter ston: rgod kyi ldem 'phru can b. 1337 d. 1409 publication information: gangtok, sikkim: bari longsal lama, 1980 subject classification: gter ma; thugs sgrub drag po rtsal (byang gter) Ritual practices of the Jangter tradition of the Nyingma W27870 LCCN 84-901069 number of volumes: 1 byang gter thugs sgrub kyi skor (byan gter thugs sgrub kyi skor) gter ston: rgod kyi ldem 'phru can b. 1337 d. 1409 publication information: darjeeling: lama dawa and chopal lama 1984 subject classification: byang gter; thugs sgrub drag po rtsal (byang gter) Small collection of teachings concerning the Jangter regarding the thugdrub W19508 LCCN 79-906946 number of volumes: 3 yang ti nag po gser gyi 'bru gcig pa'i chos skor (rdzogs pa chen po yang ti nag po gser gyi 'bru gcig pa) main author: dung mtsho ras pa phyi ma b. 15th cent. publication information: dalhousie: damchoe sangpo, 1979 subject classification: rdzogs chen; rnying ma pa Rediscovered cycle of Dzogchen teachings by a 15th century Nyingma master Dungtso Repa 5 W19554 LCCN 72-908332 number of volumes: 1 yang ti nag po gser gyi 'bru gcig pa'i chos skor (yan ti nag po gser gyi 'bru gcig pa'i chos skor : a collection of nyingmapa dzogchen teachings) main author: dung mtsho ras pa phyi ma b. 15th cent. publication information: nemo, leh, ladakh: s.w. tashigangpa, 1972 subject classification: rdzogs chen ; rnying ma pa Rediscovered Dzogchen teachings by a 15th century Nyingma master Dungtso Repa W12624 LCCN 72-908484 number of volumes: 1 rang grol skor gsum dang kun byed rgyal po'i don khrid (rang grol skor gsum and byang chub kyi sems kun byed rgyal po'i don khrid rin chen gru bo : sources for the understanding of rdzogs-chen meditation) main author: dri med 'od zer (klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer) b.
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