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NEWSLETTER & CATALOG BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID ITHACA, NY 14851 Permit No. 746 'Z (TZ- Deliver to current resident 2n SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS 'O BOX 64X3. ITHACA. (607)-273-8506 SNOW LION 1986-87 CATALOG & NEWSLETTER OUR PURPOSE Snow Lion Publications has been established to help further and protect Tibet's great religious and philosophic traditions. While this rich cultural heritage is threatened within Tibet itself, its importance is being recognized with increasing enthusiasm in the West. Our goals are to provide hand- some, relevant and informative books for the general reader, as well as authoritative, scholarly presentations and translations of seminal texts within the complete Tibetan meditation and scholastic tradition. All Snow Lion Publi- cations are translated with thorough- ness and precision by highly quali- fied scholar-translators working in conjunction with lamas recognized for their special understanding of each text. The English renderings are true to the originals in letter and spirit. In addition to publishing and distributing philosophic and re- ligious works, we offer books on Tibetan medicine, art, history, biography and language, and repro- ductions of authentic and inspira- tional art work such as cards, posters and calendars. To ensure a representative selec- H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon, Chetsang Rinpoche. H.H. Ganden Tri Rinpoche. and H.H. Sakya Trizin, at the Kalachakra initiation bestowed bv the Dalai tion of books for practitioners and Ixima in Bodh Gaya. Over a quarter of a million Buddhists attended the week-long initiation. This was the largest Buddhist gathering since the 1950s. scholars from all four sects of Tibetan Buddhism, and provide Our Snow Lion Educational Buddhism as well as photos of the most comprehensive resource WHAT'S NEW AT Program is finally taking shape! Tibetan culture. If you have photo- for those interested in Tibetan Over the next few years a great graphs which you think might be TIBETAN culture, we appreciate working number of books will be published suitable for postcards, posters, or with and receiving manuscripts SNOW LION? that will form the basis for a solid book covers, please send slide REVIEW from lamas and teachers of all and systematic approach to the duplicates to us for consideration. sects and from Western scholars The strong postive response to Tibetan Review is the only study and practice of Tibetan Your direct orders to us make a and practitioners. As you will see our first newsletter (spring 86) has monthly magazine containing Buddhism. Based on the programs big difference in our ability to from our catalogue, we distribute prompted us to make this format news, commentary, articles, inter- from some of the largest mon- serve you! We offer discounts to a great number of excellent and a regular part of our publishing views, book reviews and critiques asteries in Tibet, our program will Dharma centers who order in hard-to-find texts from many dif- program. We plan to bring out on all aspects of Tibet and provide a solid core of material quantity. Please contact us for ferent sources. We are also looking two issues a year. Our hope that Tibetans. Founded in 1968, every for other books, pamphlets, sad- for courses in centers and in- details. issue carries reliable information these newsletters will be a forum dividual study. hanas, visual dharma, etc.—so if for the exchange of information unavailable to any other paper on you can recommend items for us The Drikung Kagyu lineage is what is happening in Tibet - concerning Tibetan projects. rapidly growing in this country to offer to our international audi- whether of political, cultural, Dharma events and other news is and we are pleased to be pub- ence of Dharma practitioners and being realized because of the religious or historical significance. lishing GARLAND OF MAHA- scholars, we would appreciate many letters and articles we receive It also includes background MUDRA PRACTICES and hearing from you. from centers and individuals from material in the form of well- PRAYER FLAGS translated by around the world. We hope that written articles by acknowledged the abbot for N. America, Khenpo experts in their respective fields. you will also discover books and Konchog Gyaltsen. We are looking Then there are informed discus- other items that will help further forward to the visit of the Drikung CONVENTION your practice of Dharma. Please sions on all controversial issues in Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche to In July of this year Snow Lion think of us when you are planning written symposia and a regular Ithaca later this year. Publications attended the Ameri- events—we would like to share letters column in which readers Recently the staff at Snow Lion can Booksellers Association (ABA) this information with the Buddhist from as diverse places as had the good fortune to attend convention in New Orleans. We world whenever possible. Dharamsala, India; Ulan Bator, talks by Kalu Rinpoche at Kagyu were happy at the warm reception Our customers inform us that Mongolia and Boise, Idaho are Thubten Choling, his center in which we received from book- our Tibet Cards are an ideal gift invited to give vent to their Wappingers Falls, NY and to visit buyers around the country - a sign for travelers to give to Tibetans in suppressed fury at each other and with Lati Rinpoche in Toronto. that Tibet and its culture is India and Tibet. Our line of 48 the world at large - provided, of Our business is rapidly growing moving into public awareness. cards covers a wide range of course, it is expressed in Tibetan (thanks to you!) and we are Buyers were especially enthusiastic Tibetan cultural subjects. We have context. adding new items to our inventory about our latest books (Health found that the cards are a great Air Mail subscription rate: such as our Snow Lion Tapes Through Balance and Highest way to increase general awareness $14.00. Please write for a free which feature talks by many lamas Yoga Tantra) and the new line of of Tibetan culture. We give a sample or subscription to: The and Westerners. We'd like to add beautiful Tibet Post Cards. Many portion of the proceeds to the Editor, Tibetan Review, 16 Jor to this list, so please contact us if compliments were heard about Tibet Fund to help refugees. A Bagh, New Delhi, India. you have tapes to distribute. We the quality of our products and complete pack of cards is available are also looking for manuscripts our endeavors to help the Tibetan for $20 plus $1.50 shipping. from all the lineages of Tibetan people and spread awareness of Tibetan culture. NEWS & PROFILES DRIKUNG KAGYU DHARMA VEN. KALU TULKU TH0NDUP RINPOCHE CENTER The Venerable Tulku Thondup RINPOCHE Rinpoche was born in 1939 in The Drikung Kagyu Center is Venerable Kalu Rinpoche, the Golok, Eastern Tibet. At the age under the patronage of H.H. the great eighty-two year old medita- of four he was recognized as the Drikung Kyabgon, Chetsang Rin- tion master arrived in Hawaii on Tulku of Konme Khenpo, an poche. Its resident teacher is June 17, 1986 to begin a lengthy outstanding scholar of Dodrup Khenpo Rinpoche, Konchog tour of the United States. Chen Monastery. He studied at Gyaltsen, Abbot of all the Drikung Kalu Rinpoche was a mountain Dodrup Chen under Khenpo Kagyu centers of North America. yogi in his youth, wandering in Chechog and many other great Khenpo was born in Tibet. After solitude among many uninhabited scholars and masters of meditation. escaping the Chinese takeover meditation spots for thirteen years. In 1957 he left Golok with His Rinpoche received his Acharya The fame of his spiritual accom- Holiness Dodrup Chen Rinpoche degree and then studied for years plishments spread throughout and went to Sikkim. with highly realized masters of the Tibet. Finally, Kalu Rinpoche was From 1967 to 1976 Tulku different lineages. He also did the persuaded to leave retreat and Thondup taught at Lucknow Uni- traditional three year retreat become the Vajra Master of one versity and he was a Lecturer at Tulku Thondup during which time he studied the of the principal monasteries in Visva-Bharati University in San- tiniketan, West Bengal from Five-fold Profound Path of Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Eastern Tibet. Terma Tradition of the Nyingma Mahamudra, the Six Yogas of 1976-1980. From 1980 to 1983 he School of Buddhism, to be pub- Naropa and other teachings. was a Visiting Scholar at the lished this fall. It will be published munists for ten years, after which Khenpo is a very prolific writer as Center for the Study of World by Wisdom and distributed in the he was assigned thirteen years' well as a popular teacher. His first Religions at Harvard University. United States by Snow Lion hard labor. He was released from two books are being published Since 1975 Tulku Thondup has Publications. prison in 1983. H.H. Chetsang this fall by Snow Lion Publica- been the Presiding Officer of Rinpoche after being imprisoned tions. They are The Garland of Buddhayana, a church and educa- for twenty years escaped and fled Mahamudra Practices and Prayer tional foundation based in New to India. When he arrived in India Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, before Flags: Spiritual Teachings of Jigten York City with an office in thousands of monks gathered at Jowo Rinpoche, the most revered Sumgon. The newest book being Marion, Massachusetts. Phiying Monastery in Ladakh image of the Lord Buddha in the prepared for Snow Lion is entitled The Buddhayana has three main where he established his seat-in- country. Moreover, the Monlam The Search For The Stainless purposes: 1) to assist in the editing exile.
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