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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Translations by Monica Thunder

Translators Monica Thunder

English (7)

Monica Thunder graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Anthropology from U.C. Santa Cruz in 2014, and received an M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu in 2022. She is currently teaching intermediate Classical Tibetan and academic writing at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute alongside her translation work for Samye Translations.

Texts translated into English by Monica Thunder

Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Lingpa's first-hand account of the treasure revelations of The Essential Sacred Dharma in Five Cycles (dam chos snying po skor lnga), The Gradual Path of Wisdom Essence (lam rim ye shes snying po), and The Magical Net of the Three Roots (rtsa gsum sgyu ’phrul drva ba) at Chimé Karmo Taktsang and Sengé Yumtsho in Kham in 1866. The account was inscribed on the back of a thangka depicting the revelation scene.

Karme Khenpo Rinchen Dargye

by Karme Khenpo Rinchen Dargye
A brief ritual for the descent of blessings (byin 'bebs) in connection with Lama Norlha, which is part of the Tukdrub Barche Kunsel cycle (thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel) within the Chokling Tersar.
by Karme Khenpo Rinchen Dargye
A brief ritual for summoning ancestral wealth and prosperity (pha mtshun g.yang ‘gugs) in connection with Lama Norlha, which is part of the Tukdrup Barché Kunsel cycle (thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel) within the Chokling Tersar.

Mātṛceṭa

by Mātṛceṭa
A poetic eulogy (Toh 1142) that extols the thirty-five Buddhas, who feature in confession practices, such as the Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Downfalls (byang chub sems dpa’i ltung bshags), also known as the Sūtra of the Three Heaps (phung po gsum pa’i mdo).

Minling Khenchen Ngawang Khyentse Norbu

by Minling Khenchen Ngawang Khyentse Norbu
A brief explanation of the famous final testament of Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje (1646–1714) that is commonly recited as an aspiration.

Nāgārjuna

by Nāgārjuna
This text (Toh 1134) is the shorter of Ārya Nāgārjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stūpas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the Buddha.
by Nāgārjuna
This text (Toh 1133) is the longer of Ārya Nāgārjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stūpas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the Buddha.

Monica Thunder

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