Bulletin of Tibetology List Back issues of the Bulletin can be freely viewed and downloaded from the Digital Himalaya Project website via this link: http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/bot Bulletin of Tibetology 1964 No.1 1. On Tibetology 2. Nirvana Sunyata: Vijnaptimatrata 3. On the Caryapadas in Tibetan 4. Historical status of Tibet : Palden Thondup Namgyal : Nalinaksha Dutt : Ram Singh Tomar : Nirmal Chandra Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1964 No.2 1. Tantric Buddhism 2. Recent Russian Studies on Tibetology: a bibliographical survey 3. Hacha for Lhasa 4. Obituary 5. A note on Mahacinatara : Nalinaksha Dutt : Jean M. Perrin : Nirmal Chandra Sinha : Benoytosh Bhattacharya : Nalinaksha Dutt Bulletin of Tibetology 1965 No.1 1. How old was Srong brtsan sgampo 2. Principles of Buddhist tantrism 3. The Tibetan tradition of geography 4. Uttarakuru 5. Notes and topics 6. Notes and topics: "Uttarakuru in Tibetan Tradition" Bulletin of Tibetology 1965 No.2 1. A metrical summary of the Saddharma-Pundarika Sutra in Gostana Desa 2. sMan gyi bla 3. Consideration on tantric spirituality 4. Tibet's status during the World War 5. Notes and topics: "On tantra" Bulletin of Tibetology 1965 No.3 1. Masters of healing 2. Mahayana Buddhism in South India: some aspects 3. The missing context of Chos 4. Notes and topics: "Deze zongsar ngari Tulku" 5. A fragment from Tun Huang 1 : Hugh Edward Richardson : Lama Anagarika Govinda : Turrel V. Wylie : Buddha Prakash : N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha : H.W. Bailey : Siegbert Hummel : Thubten Tenzing : N.C. Sinha : N. C. Sinha : Toni Schmidt : K.A. Nilakanta Sastri : Nirmal C. Sinha : Bhim Bahadur Pradhan : H.E. Richardson Bulletin of Tibetology 1966 No.1 1. The glottal stop and glottal constriction in Lepcha 2. Tax measurement and Lag’don tax 3. Primitive maize with the Lepchas 4. Was the Simla Convention not signed? 5. Notes and topics: "The Himalayas" Bulletin of Tibetology 1966 No.2 1. Geographic regions of the Himalayas 2. Buddhism in Nepal The Sikkimese theory of land holding and the Darjeeling 3. grant 4. Nepal: an Introduction 5. Bhutan today 6. NEFA: an Introduction : R.K. Sprigg : Wangchen Surkhang : J.K. Thapa : N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha : Pradyumna P. Karan : Nalinaksha Dutt : Hope Namgyal : B.D. Sanwal : N.K. Rustomji : R.N. Haldipur Bulletin of Tibetology 1966 No.3 1. A tale of Asoka 2. On the iconographical origin of Lcam sring, The God of war 3. The Lama 4. Jo Atisa in Serling and Tholing 5. Notes and topic: “The Tamang lama" : H.W. Bailey : Juan Roger Riviere : N.C. Sinha : B.R. Chatterji : C.D. Rai and others Bulletin of Tibetology 1967 No.1 1. Names and titles in early Tibetan records 2. Non-animistic elements in Tibetan Buddhism 3. Notes and topics: "The grey wolf" : H.E. Richardson : Siegbert Hummel : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1967 No.2 1. Bahyartha Siddhi Karika 2. Grey wolf in Tibetan tradition : N.A. Sastri : Mynak R. Tulku Bulletin of Tibetology 1967 No.3 1. A Tibetan antiquarian in the 18th century 2. Beginnings of the Lhasa expedition: Young-Husband's own words 3. Notes and topics: "Some aspects of Tibetan learning" Bulletin of Tibetology 1968 No.1 1. Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i nyams len 2. The refuge: India, Tibet and Mongolia 3. Notes and topics: “Sabda Rupa and Eight Auspicious Objects” : H.E. Richardson : Parshotam Mehra : Mynak R. Tulku/N.C. Sinha : Lobsang Lhalungpa : N.C. Sinha : Mynak R. Tulku : N.C.Sinha/Mynak R. Tulku 2 Bulletin of Tibetology 1968 No.2 1. Nagarjuna's exposition of twelve casual links 2. The sKyabs mgon : N.A. Sastri : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1968 No.3 1. Panegyrics in honour of Sakya Pandita 2. Chos srid gnyis-ldan 3. Notes and topics: "Taranatha: rGya gar chos byung" : Mynak R. Tulku : N.C. Sinha : Nalinaksha Dutt Bulletin of Tibetology 1969 No.1 1. Further fragments from Tun Huang 2. Tibetan technology and the West 3. Notes and topics: "Synopsis of Taranatha's History 4. Obituary: Princess Pema Choki : H.E. Richardson : Michael Aris : Nalinaksha Dutt : Hope Namgyal Bulletin of Tibetology 1969 No.2 1. Antiquity of the word bLama 2. An invasion of North India after Harsha's death 3. Synopsis of Taranatha's history 4. Tibet, Kashmir and North India 647-747 5. Notes and topics: "Sino-Indian inroads into North India” 6. Obituary: Libing Athing : N.C. Sinha : Mynak R. Tulku : Nalinaksha Dutt : Buddha Prakash : N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1969 No.3 1. Upanishadic terms in Buddhism 2. rGyal srid rin chen sna bdun 3. Notes and topics: "The Ancient path of the Buddhas" : Bhajagovinda Ghosh : Lama Anagarika Govinda : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1970 No.1 1. Ming si lie and the fish bag 2. Brahmanism and Buddhism 3. Brahmana and Kshatriya 4. The Tibeto-Burman group of languages and its pioneers 5. On the marriage customs of the Bangni : H.E. Richardson : Naliaksha Dutt : N.C. Sinha : R.K. Sprigg : David W.M. Duncan Bulletin of Tibetology 1970 No.2 1. Vyanjanabhakti and irregularities in Tibetan verb 2. Study of Sanskrit grammar in Tibet 3. Notes and topics: “Obituary: gSal ston shwa sgom rgyalston sprul sku” 3 : R.K. Sprigg : Bhajagovinda Ghosh : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1970 No.3 1. The Historical and symbolical origin of chorten 2. Gilgit in ancient times 3. Notes and Topics: "What is Vajra" : Lama Anagarika Govinda : Buddha Prakash : N.C. Sinha/K.Y. Hochotsang Bulletin of Tibetology 1971 No.1 1. George Bogle's treaty with Bhutan 2. A new approach to Gaudapada 3. Gilgit (and Swat) : A. Deb : N. Aiyaswami Sastri : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1971 No.2 1. Vignettes of decaying Buddhism 2. Prague collection of Tibetan prints from Derge 3. India's trade with Central Asia via Nepal : A.K. Majumdar : Josef Kolmas : Jahar Sen Bulletin of Tibetology 1972 No.1 1. Store consciousness Alaya-Vijnana: a grand concept of the Yogacara Buddhists 2. The basic principles of Buddhism and the correct method of practicing the holy Dharma 3. Alexander Csoma de Koros Bulletin of Tibetology 1972 No.2 Assimilation and the definite nominal particle in Balti 1. Tibetan 2. Sakya Pandita's "Subhasitaratnanidh": a work on elegant sayings 3. Phallic symbols in Tibet Bulletin of Tibetology 1972 No.3 1. Sir Tashi Namgyal memorial lecture 1972: "Buddha as a Mahapurusha" : N.A. Sastri : Prof. Lhodo Zangpo : Dr. Ernest Hetenyi : R.K. Sprigg : B. Ghosh : Hugh E. Richardson : Prof C. Sivaramamurti Bulletin of Tibetology 1973 No.1 1. Gunavarman (367-431): a comparative analysis of the biographies found in the Chinese Tripitaka 2. Note.i. Buddhist terms in a Christus-prayer of the Rohonei-Codex 3. Note.ii A short history of Buddhism in Hungary 4. Note.iii. Phallic symbols 5. Note.iv. The Namgyal Institute of Tibetology 4 : Dr. Valentina Stache Rosen : Dr. Ernest Hetenyi : Dr. Ernest Hetenyi : Rechung Rinpoche : A.M. D'Rozario Bulletin of Tibetology 1973 No.2 A short study of the origin and evolution of different 1. styles of Buddhist paintings and iconography 2. Translation of Byangchub ltung bshags 3. Notes and topics: "The characteristics of rosaries" Bulletin of Tibetology 1973 No.3 1. Sir Tashi Namgyal memorial lecture 1973: "Buddhist art of Ajanta and Tabo" Bulletin of Tibetology 1974 No.1 1. Buddhist studies in Czechoslovakia 2. The main features of the Tibetan dialect 3. The Mahayana practise of the keeping of the eight precepts Notes: Dependent origination, free will and moral 4. responsibility Bulletin of Tibetology 1974 No. 2 1. The three sisters in the Gesar epic 2. The Vessantara Jataka from Central Asia 3. The eight forms of Guru Padmasambhava Bulletin of Tibetology 1974 No.3 1. Sir Tashi Namgyal memorial lecture 1974: "Buddhist art and architecture in India and Nepal" Bulletin of Tibetology 1975 No.1 1. The temptation of the Buddha 2. The story of Rupananda from Bemiyan, Afganisthan 3. Note i. A translation of the biography of the Mahasiddha Indrabhuti 4. Note ii. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology : Rechung Rimpoche : Gelongma Khechogpalmo : K.Y. Hochotsang : M.N. Deshpande : Josef Kolmas : Dr. Richard K.Sprigg : Gelonga K.Khechogpalmo : Nathan Katz : Dr. Siegbert Hummel : Dr. P.Banerjee : Lama Anagarika Govinda : Krishna Deva : Dr. Valentina Stache-Rosen : Dr. P. Banerjee : Nathan Katz : Dr. A.M. D'Rozario Bulletin of Tibetology 1975 No.2 1. Sunyata and its significance in Buddhism 2. How the Tibetan bodhisattva kings invited Atisa Dipankara Srijnana to Tibet : Prof. N.A. Sastri : Rechung Rimpoche Bulletin of Tibetology 1977 No.1 1. On Buddhistic (hybrid) Sanskrit 2. Kong sprul yontan rgyam tsho 3. Mipham on Ramayana 4. From the Theravada to Zen 5. The Simla Convention 1914: a Chinese puzzle 5 : Sukumar Sen : Tashi Densapa : B. Ghosh : Lama Anagarika Govinda : N.C. Sinha 6. Notes and topics: "Obituary Yapshi Pheunkhang Gompo Tsering" : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1977 No.2 1. Animal symbols in Maurya art 2. Sanskrit across the Himalayas 3. The 13th Dalai Lama 4. General Hung Mu-sung at Lhasa 1934 5. Mipham on Ramayana : Niharranjan Ray : N.C. Sinha : Lobsang Rabgay : H.E. Richardson : B. Gosh Bulletin of Tibetology 1977 No.3 1. A short biography of Gromgon chos rgyal phagspa 2. On Atisa's itinerary in Tibet 3. India and Tibet 4. Notes & topics: "In memoriam" 5. Book reviews : Tashi Densapa : Bireshwar Prasad Singh : N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1978 No.1 1. Buddhist religion in Burma before and after 1885 2. India and Tibet 3. A scandal at Tashi Lhunpo 4. Notes and topics: Budddhasasana in Tibet Invention of Tibetan alphabet Stupid barbarian / animal symbols in Buddhist art Sri Motichand Pradhan 5. Book reviews : Trevor Ling : N.C. Sinha : H.E. Richardson : N.C. Sinha : B. Ghosh : N.C. Sinha : M.P. Pradhan : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1980 No.1-3 The Alambana Pariksa of Acarya Dignaga with 1. commentaries of Vinita Deva and Dharmapala, with Tibetan texts edited and translated with notes Bulletin of Tibetology 1981 No.1 1. Tibetan medicine compared with ancient and medieval western medicine The rise of Changchub Gyaltsen and the Phagmo Drupa 2. period 3. Devanagari text of Tarastotra (Panegyric) with translation Bulletin of Tibetology 1981 No.2 1. Buddhism and Vedanta 2. Functions and activities of SRIT : N. Aiyaswamy Shantiniketan : Marrianne Winder : Tsepon W.D.Shakapa : Jampa Yeshi : Swami Lokeswarananda 6 3. Publications of SRIT Bulletin of Tibetology 1981 No.3 1. Buddhism: its contribution to Indian culture 2. Sikkim and Himalayan trade 3. Functions and activities of SRIT 4. Publications of SRIT : Dr.A.C. Banerjee : Prof. Jahar Sen Bulletin of Tibetology 1981 No.4 1. Bon: the primitive religion of Tibet 2. Lamaism in Tibet: a brief survey 3. Functions and activities of SRIT 4. Publications of SRIT : Dr. A.C. Banerjee : B. Ghosh Bulletin of Tibetology 1982 No.1 Karmapa commemoration volume 1. The godliness of Buddhism 2. Life story of H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. : H. Excellency Homi J.H.Taleyarkhan : H. Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Rimpoche : Dr. A.C. Banerjee : H.E. Richardson : B. Ghosh : Acharya RinguTulku : C.R. Lama The Kagyupa Sect Memories of Tshurphu The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa: his divine personality Six yogas of Naropa (Tibetan) A brief History of Karmapa and prayer for the rapid reincarnation of H.H.Rang jung Rig pai dorjee the 16th Karmapa 8. A brief biography of H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa : Tashi Tshering Hjig rten dbang phyog mthing mdog cod pan, Hchang ba bcu pa chen pohi phyi yi rnam thar Rgya mcho ltar tsha med pa'las chu thig tsam Gyi sa bon bzhugs so 9. Functions and activities of SRIT 10. Publications of SRIT Bulletin of Tibetology 1982 No.2 1. The Vaibhasika school of Buddhist thought 2. Buddhist ceremonies and rituals of Burma 3. The Lepchas of Sikkim 4. A commentary on the Dharmadharmatavibhanga 5. Functions and activities of SRIT 6. Publications of SRIT 7 : Dr. A.C. Banerjee : Manikuntala De : Nita Nirash : Khenpo Lhodo Zangpo Bulletin of Tibetology 1982 No.3 1. Acharya Santaraksita 2. Did Atisa Dipankara Srijnana visit Sikkim? 3. Functions and activities of SRIT 4. Publications of SRIT : Dr. A.C. Banerjee : Bhabatosh Chakraborty Bulletin of Tibetology 1982 No.4 1. Buddhism in Khotan 2. The Dependent Origination in Buddhism 3. Bhutanese culture: a short study 4. Functions and activities of SRIT 5. Publications of SRIT : Dr. A.C. Banerjee : Dr. Bela Bhattaacharya : Col. T.S. Chadha Bulletin of Tibetology 1983 December (Silver Jubilee inauguration number) 1. Prime Minister inaugurates Silver Jubilee 2. Tibetan Studies in modern India 3. Bodong phyog las rnam rgyal 4. Peace and war in man's mind 5. Aspects of Buddhism 6. Publications through twenty years 7. On record: Silver Jubilee years 8. List of publications : Shri Homi J H Taleyarkhan : N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung : N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung / N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung / N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1984 No.1 1. The message of Buddha 2. Buddhism and Tibetology 3. The universal man 4. Csoma de Koros: a dedicated life 5. Articles of Tibet trade 1784 6. Polymath's travelling baggage 7. Publications through twenty-five years 8. Notes and topics: "Losar" : Marianne Winder : Nirmal C. Sinha : Hirendranath Mukherjee : N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung : J.K. Rechung / N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung /N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1984 No.2 1. India in 'dZam gling rgyas bshad 2. The dictionary of Csoma de Koros 3. Bodong phyog las rnam rgyal 4. About Dipankara Atisa 5. Notes and topics: "Geographical notices of India" 6. Book reviews : Lama Sherab Rhaldi : Lama Chimpa : J.K. Rechung : Nirmal C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung / N.C. Sinha : Nirmal C. Sinha 8 Bulletin of Tibetology 1984 No.3 1. In memorioum 2. On Tibetology 3. Bengal and Tibet trade 4. Ten priceless images 5. Notes and topics: "Relics of Asokan monks" : J.K. Rechung/N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha : Arabinda Deb : N.C. Sinha : J.K. Rechung/N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1985 No.1 1. The tradition of treasured text teachings 2. On Bodhipathapradipa 3. Five great founder Lama of Sakya order 4. Notes and topics: "Tradition and traditional sources" 5. Book review : Phuntsok Tshering : Helmut Eimer : Kunga Y. Hochotshang : J.K. Rechung / N.C. Sinha : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1985 No.2 1. Considerations on tantric spirituality 2. Emergence of Kalachakra Tantra 3. Dharma Tantra and Atisa : Thubten Tenzing : B. Ghosh : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1985 No.3 1. Names and titles in early Tibetan records 2. India in 'dZam gling rgyas bshad. 3. Notes and topics: "On names and titles" : Hugh Edward Richardson : Lama Sherab Rhaldi : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1986 No.1 1. What constitute the importance of Atisa 2. The Tibetan tradition of geography 3. Uttarakuru 4. Notes and topics: "Uttarukuru in Tibetan tradition" : N.C. Sinha : Turrel V. Wylie : Buddha Prakash : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1986 No.2 1. Again: on Atisa's Bodhipathapradipa 2. Bodhipatha pradipa 3. Nucleus of tantra in Pali Vinaya-Pitaka 4. Inventory of Tibetan historical literature 5. Notes and topics: "Tantra in Mahayana texts" : Helmut Eimer : Derge Tanjur : Prof. S.K. Pathak : N.C. Sinha : B. Ghosh / N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1986 No.3 1. Buddha in art: from symbol to image 2. Tibetan lamas in western eyes 3. A note on Atisa Dipankara and the geographical personality of Suvarnadvipa 4. Notes and topics: "Stupa symbol" 9 : Kalyan K. Ganguli : H.E. Richardson : H.B. Sarkar : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1987 No.1 1. Inner Asia and India through the ages 2. Chos-dbying rdo rje: the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa : N.C. Sinha : H.E. Richardson Bulletin of Tibetology 1987 No.2 1. The Simla Convention 1914: a Chinese puzzle 2. Bodhipatha Pradipa 3. Buddha Dipankara twenty fourth predecessors of Gautama 4. Notes and topics: "Simla Convention" : N.C. Sinha : Derge Tanjur : B. Ghosh : J.K. Rechung Bulletin of Tibetology 1987 No.3 1. Early Tibetan inscriptions: some recent discoveries 2. A preface to Mahayana icononography 3. The offences and retributions in the Vinayapitaka 4. Notes and topics: "contents in this number" 5. Tibetology contra Nepalese : H.E. Richardson : N.C. Sinha : Jayeeta Ganguly : B. Ghosh : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1988 No.1 1. Sahasra Buddha 2. Tibetan lamas in western eyes 3. The going for refuge Sutra : N.C. Sinha : H.E. Richardson : Kenneth Liberman Bulletin of Tibetology 1988 No. 2 1. More early inscriptions from Tibet 2. Development of the Kalachakra system in later Buddhism 3. Notes and topics: "Kalachakra Tantra" : H.E. Richardson : Biswanath Banerjee : N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1988 No.3 1. Malli ka 2. Madhyama - Satka by Maitrigupta 3. Atisa Dipankara Srijana 4. Notes and topics: "Atisa the tantric initiate" : Marianne Winder : Dr. Mark Tatz : J.K. Rechung : J.K. Rechung Bulletin of Tibetology 1989 No.1 1. The origin of the Tibetan kingdom 2. Nag tsho tshul khrims rgyal ba's bstod pa brgyad cu pa in its extant version 3. Srid pa'i khor lo (the wheel of life) 4. Notes and topics: "Summary of the wheel of life” Bulletin of Tibetology 1989 No.2 1. Tibetan medicine 2. Nisraya and Dhutanga in Buddhist tradition : H.E. Richardson : Dr. Helmut Eimer : J.K. Rechung : J.K. Rechung : Marianne Winder : Jayeeta Ganguly 10 3. A Dharani - Mantra in the Vinaya -Vastu 4. Notes and topics: "bRgyud bzhi" : S.K. Pathak : J.K. Rechung Bulletin of Tibetology 1989 No.3 1. Early Tibetan law concerning dog-bite 2. Rebirth in Buddhist logic 3. Stupas of previous Buddhas 4. Notes and topics: "Rebirth in Buddhist logic" : H.E. Richardson : J.K. Rechung : B. Ghosh : J.K. Rechung Bulletin of Tibetology 1990 No.1-3 1. Sakyamuni's final Nirvana 2. Buddharupa: observation on the evolution of Buddha image 3. Hinayana and Mahayana: a broad outline 4. Vaidurya 5. The conflict between the Buddhist and the Naiyayika philosophers: a brief survey 6. The Buddhist paintings and iconography according to Tibetan sources 7. Notes and topics Book review "Sangs rgyas stong" Bulletin of Tibetology 1991 No.1-3 1. Statuary metals in Tibetan and the Himalayas history, tradition and modern use 2. Casting of devotional images in the Himalayas: history, tradition and modern techniques 3. Notes and topics: "With acknowledgement" Bulletin of Tibetology 1992 No.1 1. Making of Dharmaraja 2. A black hat ritual dance 3. Aspects of the history of the prayer wheel 4. Notes and topics: "The concept of Dharmaraja" Bulletin of Tibetology 1992 No.2 Mention of Tibetan kings in some documents from 1. Tunhuang 2. The life of Sum pa mkhan po (1704-1788): The celebrated author of dpag bsam ljon bzang 3. Tibetan scholars in the Yuan court of China: influx of the Mongols in China 11 : David L. Snellgrove : Nirmal C. Sinha : A.C. Banerjee : Marrianne WInder : Dr. S.K. Sadhukhan : J.K. Rechung : H.R. Bhattacharya : Dr. Erberto Lo Bue : Dr. Erberto Lo Bue : J.K. Rechung : N.C. Sinha : Cathy Cantwell : Marianne Winder : J.K. Rechung : H.E. Richardson : Dr.S.K. Sadhukhan : Jayeeta Gangopadhyay Bulletin of Tibetology 1992 No.3 1. gShen 2. The genealogy of the great Mongol king Kau sri han alias bsTan 'dzin chos rgyal (1582-1654) 3. Origin of Bhumchu of Dakhar Tashiding 4. Concepts of Prajna and Upaya 5. Notes and Topics: "Dharamaraja Asoka" Bulletin of Tibetology 1993 (Aspects of classical Tibetan medicine) 1. Preface 2. General introduction 3. Tibetan psychiatry and mental health 4. Diagnosis and therapy according to the rgyud bzi 5. The past, present and future life in Tibetan medicine 6. Some Tibetan medical Thankas 7. Certain problems of embryology according to the Tibetan medical tradition Written and printed sources for the study of Mongolian 8. medicine Bulletin of Tibetology 1994 No.1 1. Asoka's dhamma: a testomony of monuments 2. Tibetan medicine: its humour and elements 3. The Svadisthana-karama of Sarahapa (-Da) Bulletin of Tibetology 1994 No.2 1. Asoka's Dharma 2. Life of his Holiness the Vth Dalai Lama "Ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho (1617-1682 A.D.) 3. Parallelism between Indo-Iranian (Soma) "Haoma" rituals of the Lepchas of Sikkim 4. Buddhist hymnal 5. Notes and topics: (i) Obituary: Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji (ii) Introducing new director (iii) Book review Bulletin of Tibetogy 1994 No.3 1. A short history of Buddhist logic in Tibet 2. Notes and topics: Note on the biography of Lha btsunnam mkha ‘jgs med (1597-1650A.D) 12 : Prof. Siegbert Hummel : Dr.S.K. Sadhukhan : Dr. Rigzin Ngodup : B. Ghosh : N.C. Sinha : Rechung Rinpoche : Marrianne Winder : Dr. Terry Clifford : Dr. Elisabeth Finckh : Ven.Trogawa Rinpoche : Prof. E.R. Emerick : Dr. Nawang Dakpa : Prof. Charles R. Bawden : N.C. Sinha : Marianne Winder : Prof. S.K. Pathak : N.C. Sinha : Acharya Samten Gyatso : Phani B. Chakraborty : B. Ghosh : Dr. Lama T.D. Bhutia : B. Ghosh : B. Ghosh : Dr. Sanjit Kumar Sadhukhan : Dr. Rigzin N. Dokham Bulletin of Tibetology 1995 (Seminar volume) 1. Guru Padmasambhava's contribution to the establishment of Dharma tradition in Sikkim 2. Guru Padmasambhava's contribution to the genesis of Buddhism in Sikkim 3. A brief historical introduction of the esoteric Buddhism in Korea 4. Significance of the eight manifestations of Guru Rimpoche 5. Guru Padmasambhava's contribution to Sikkim 6. The contribution of Guru Rimpoche to Sikkim 7. Guru Rimpoche and Lamaism in Sikkim 8. A study of Buddhism in Sikkim 9. Guru Rimpoche's contribution to Sikkim 10. Padmasambhava and his work 11. The universal guru: the Lord of Sukhasan 12. Padmasambhava and his mission in Tibet 13. Guru Rimpoche and his visit to Sikkim 14. A focus on cultural aspects of Sikkim 15. Cultural evolution of Sikkim: a survey 16. Cultural heritage of Sikkim 17. Cultural aspects of Sikkim 18. Some aspects of Bhotia culture in Sikkim 19. 1826: the end of an era in the social and political history of Sikkim 20. Cultural identity of Sikkim: a historical perspective 21. Buddhist educational concepts with special reference to Sikkimese monastic education 22. Monastic dance in Rumtek Monastery 23. Folk songs and dances of Sikkim 24. Dajong ka (the language of Sikkim) 25. The Sikkimese Bhutia language or Denjong Ke Bulletin of Tibetology 1996 No.1 1. His Holiness the late XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa 2. Karma and rebirth 3. Review of socio-political development in Tibet (600-1950) 4. Buddhist hymnal Catalogue of the collected works of H.H. the Vth Dalai 5. Lama 6. Notes and topics: "A brief account of the life of mNga's bdag sems dpa' chen po (1591-1656A.D.)" 13 : Khenpo Dechen Dorjee : Acharya Dr. Chowang : Sang-Kyun-Sun : Prof. G. Gyatso : Acharya Dupgay Lepcha : Pintso Bhutia : Dr. Narendra Kumar Dash : Dr. Bimalendra Kumar : Ahmad Saeed : Dr. Bhakti De : Satpurananda Avadhuta : Ajay Kumar Agarwal : Prof. N. Jinpa : Jagatpati Sarkar : Dr. Yeshi Choeden : Smt. Talat Saeed : Smt Rachna Ghulati : Dr. Bandana Mukherjee : Dr. R.K. Sprigg : Dr. Kapileshwar Labh : S.N. Agnihotri : Anandmayee Ghosh : Kripal Singh : Prof. S.K. Pathak : Prof. S. Norboo : P.B. Chakrabarty : Thubten Tenzing : Dr. Yeshi Choeden : B. Ghosh : Tenzin Samphe : Dr. Rigzin N. Dokham Bulletin of Tibetology 1996 No.2 1. The Tibetan literature and its development 2. A review of sources of history of Tibet : Prof. S.K. Pathak : B. Ghosh Bulletin of Tibetology 1996 No.3 1. A survey of Tibetan paper currency (1912-1959) 2. (i) Cultural history of Ladakh pt.i (ii) Gonpas on the way from Srinagar to Leh pt. ii 3. Notes and topics: (a) Maha sidhi of modern Sikkim: ven lama Choda alias Labrang Gomchen 4. Notes and topics: (b) "Monasteries of Sikkim" 5. Notes and topics: (c) "bKra shis ldhing" Bulletin of Tibetology 1997 No.1 Some language traits in the Ladwags version of the Gesar 1. epic 2. Buddha's approach towards woman status 3. An introduction to the perfection of wisdom 4. Himalayan drama 5. Bharatiya darshanme nirvana ka svarup - ek adhyayan 6. Notes and topics (i): "The responsibility of a Buddhist in present day world" - i 7. Notes and topics (ii): "The responsibility of a Buddhist in present day world" - ii 8. Notes and topics (iii): "Activities of SRIT" 9. Notes and topic (iv) "ObituaryProf. N.C. Sinha - The founder director SRIT: an appraisal of his contribution Bulletin of Tibetology 1997 No.2 1. Promotion of Sanskrit studies in Sikkim 2. Trends in the development of Buddhism 3. Some human aspects promulgated among the Tibetans with reference to Za ma tog bskod pa (Karandavyuha) 4. The concepts of vajra and its symbolic transformation 5. (a) The jhanas in the theravada Buddhism (b) Sthavirvadi Boudha sadhana (Hindi) 6. Notes and topics (a): "On Tibetology" Notes and topics (b): "Sanskrit and Tibetan" Notes and topics (c): "On Buddhistcs (hybrid) Sanskrit” Notes and topics (d): Sanskrit across the Himalayas 7. Major art books of SRIT 14 : Wolfgang Bertsch : Mrs Kamala Mukherjee : Mrs Kamala Mukherjee : S.D. Tshering : N. Dorjee : N. Dorjee : Smt. Anandmayee Ghosh : Ashwani Kumar/N. Singh : Thupten Tenzing : B. Ghosh : P.G. Yogi : K. Thinlay Gyaltsen : N. Tsering Gensapa : B. Ghosh/Tenzin Samphel : B. Ghosh : Prof. S.K. Pathak : Biswanath Banerjee : Buddhadev Bhattacharya : B. Ghosh : P.G. Yogi : P.G. Yogi : Maharaj P.T. Namgyal : Maharaj P.T. Namgyal : Dr. Sukumar Sen : Prof. N.C. Sinha Bulletin of Tibetology 1997 No.3 1. A short biography of Shariputra : Acharya Samten G. Lepcha translated by Thupden Tenzing Bulletin of Tibetology 1998 No.1 1. sBas yul bras mo ljongs (Tib) 2. Bod kyis nyna ngag gi lo rgyus mdor bsdus (Tib/Eng) 3. Buddha tantra Vajrayana ki samiksha (Hindi) 4. The three fundamental yanas: the symbol of ultimate goal 5. Notes and topics: (a) "Apotheosis of Tantra" 6. Notes and topics: (b) "Buddhism as I understood" Bulletin of Tibetology 1998 No.2 1. Aspects of monastic education in Sikkim 2. Buddhism and Bon 3. Adhunik yug mein Dharmon ki bhumika (Hindi) Bulletin of Tibetology 1998 No.3 1. Humanism in Buddhism 2. Sikkim: the hidden holy land and its sacred lakes 3. Analysis of Tantrayana (Vajrayana) 4. Notes and topics : Dr R. Ngodup : Acharya Tsultsem Gyatso : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Acharya S.G. Dokhanm : B. Ghosh : Tsewang Tamding : Dr. Chowang Acharya : Tsewang Tamding : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Dr. Ashwani Kumar : Dr. Chowang Acharya/ Acharya S. G. Dokhanm : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Acharya S. G. Dokhanm Bulletin of Tibetology 1999 No.1 Asoka Volume (Text by Acharya Samten Gyatso Lepcha, translation by Thupten Tenzing) 1. rGyalpo Ashoka'i lo rgyus mdor bsdus pa (Tibetan version) 2. A chronicle of King Asoka (English version) Bulletin of Tibetology 1999 No.2 1. Biography of Terton Rigzin god kyi dem Dem 'Phru can 1337-1408 (Tibetan version) 2. Universal suffering : Dr. Rigzin Ngodup : Prof. P.G. Yogi Bulletin of Tibetology 1999 No.3 1. An introdution to rTse in Tibetan Buddhism astrology and horoscope 2. Drowa Regdruk: six realms of life 3. Cessation and the way (Nirodha-Magga) 4. Bhagwan Buddha ke tri kaya: ek samiksha 5. Notes & Topics: "Three divine bodies: Trikaya" : Tenzing Norbu Sithar : Tenzing Norbu Sithar : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Prof. P.G. Yogi 15 Bulletin of Tibetology 2000 No.1-3 1. Reincarnation and politics in Tibet 2. The doctrine of Kaya (Trikaya) 3. The vedic and Buddhist concept of "Dharma" 4. A short biography of rNal 'byor ched bzhi (Tibetan) Bulletin of Tibetology 2001 No.1 1. The Buddha 2. Dus chen ngos ‘dzin dang phyag mchod byas pa’i phan yon (Tibetan) Bulletin of Tibetology 2001 No.2 1. The Paramitas 2. The monastery and crafts of Sikkim Bulletin of Tibetology 2001 No.3 1. The attainment of the buddhahood and bodhisattvas 2. Bhot deshiya vibhinna Boudha Sampradhyon-ki Utpatti 3. sNyan ngag gsar rnyin dbar rtsom rig gi khyad gnad (Tibetan) Bulletin of Tibetology 2002 No.1 1. Development of different schools of thought in Buddhism 2. Karmapas: a historical and philosophical introduction 3. Cha yig Rinpoche: the armour of benefit and comfort 4. Ye shes sde: a great Tibetan scholar and saint 5. Buddha karak dharmon ka Sangraha : Dr. Karubaki Datta : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Dr. Rigzin Ngodup : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Gos Pema Gyaltsen : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Dr. Maitreyee Choudhury & Kamal B. Choudhury : Prof. P.G. Yogi : Dr. Chowang Acharya : Gos Pema Gyaltsen : Dr. Ashwani Kumar : Dr. Ashwani Kumar : Dr. Chowang Acharya : Dr. Shrab Rhaldi : Dr P. G. Yogi NEW SERIES Bulletin of Tibetology 2002 (November) Vol. 38 No.2 1. Kang chen dzo nga: secular and Buddhist perceptions of the mountain deity of Sikkim among the Lhopos 2. Marriage customs and practices of the Me rag Sag steng nomads ('brog pa) of Bkra shis sgang, Eastern Bhutan (in Tibetan) Bulletin of Tibetology 2003 (May) Vol. 39 No.1 1. Praise to the lineage of H.E.Yangthang Rinpoche: mDo mang gter ston of Khams 2. Brag dkar bKra shis sdings kyi sku ‘bum: 16 : Dr. A. Balikci-Denjongpa : Dasho Tenzin Dorje : Gos. Pema Gyaltsen : Saul Mullard 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. the text, the author, the stupa and its importance in the formation of religious politics in Sikkim Origins of the Bumchu (bum chu) of Drakar Tashiding (Brag dkar bKra shis sdings) A pilgrim’s guide to the Hidden Land of Sikkim proclaimed as a treasure by Rig 'dzin rgod kyi ldem 'phru can Secularism and the Buddhist monastery of Pemayangtse in Sikkim sBas yul 'bras mo ljongs: the hidden valley of Sikkim English translation by Book Review: "A saga of Sikkim's supremely revered four pioneer Nyingmapa reincarnates and their torchbearers" by Khenpo L. Tshering Bulletin of Tibetology 2003 (November) Vol. 39 No.2 1. Editorial 2. Kah thog pa bSod nams rgyal mtshan (1466-1540) and his activities in Sikkim and Bhutan 'That he may take due pride in the empire to which he 3. belongs': the education of Maharajah Kumar Sidkeon Namgyal Tulku of Sikkim 4. The Brag dkar pa family and g.Yang thang rdzong an example of internal alliances in Sikkim Constructing Sikkimese national identity in the 1960s and 5. 1970s Bulletin of Tibetology 2004 (May) Vol. 40 No.1 1. Pilgrimage and incest: the case of Chorten Nyima (mChod rten nyi ma) on the Tibeto-Sikkimese border 2. Yul and yul lha: the territory and its deity in Bhutan 3. Sur la tendance aux métaphores visuelles: aller voir lHa btsun chen po au Sikkim 4. The dzumsa (‘dzoms sa) of Lachen: an example of a Sikkimese political institution translation Bulletin of Tibetology 2004 (November) Vol. 40 No.2 1. Cosmopolitanism in the Himalayas: the intellectual and spiritual journeys of Khu nu bLa ma sTan 'dzin rgyal 17 : Dr. Rigzin N. Dokhampa : Dr. Martin J Boord : Dr. Mélanie Vandenhelsken : Dr. Rigzin N. Dokhampa : Thupten Tenzin : Dr. Françoise Pommaret : Dr. A. Balikci-Denjongpa : Dr. Franz-Karl Ehrhard : Dr. Alex McKay : Saul Mullard : Jackie Hiltz : Dr. Katia Buffetrille : Dr. Françoise Pommaret : Dr. Brigitte Steinmann : Sophie Bourdet-Sabatier : Dr. A. Balikci-Denjongpa : Annabella Pitkins mtshan and his Sikkimese teacher, Khang gsar ba bLa ma O rgyan bstan 'dzin Rin po che 2. The indigenisation of western medicine in Sikkim 3. King Arthur comes to Tibet: Frank Ludlow and the English school in Gyantse, 1923-26 Bulletin of Tibetology 2005 (November) Vol. 41 No.2 TIBETAN LAMAS IN SIKKIM 1. Editorial introduction 2. The mNga’ bdag family and the tradition of Rig ’dzin zhig po gling pa (1524-1583) in Sikkim 3. The ‘Tibetan’ formation of Sikkim: Religion, politics and the construction of a coronation myth 4. A short biography of four Tibetan lamas and their activities in Sikkim Book Review In the Shadow of the Himalayas: Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, 5. Sikkim: A Photographic Record by John Claude White 18831908. Kurt Meyer and Pamela Deuel Meyer Obituary 6. Dr Rigzin Ngodup Dokhangpa (1943-2005), Research Officer, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Bulletin of Tibetology 2006 Vol. 42 No. 1 & 2 TIBETAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SIKKIM 1. Editorial introduction 2. The Garden of Liberation: a brief account of the manner in which, in the celestial realm of Sikkim, the sNang Sog Gong lineage spread and the 5th Dalai Lama left his mark on the rNying ma teachings (in Tibetan) 3 Short biographies of three Tibetan lamas and their activities in Sikkim: The 14th Dalai Lama Sakya Trichen (Sa skya gong ma sGrol ma pho brang) Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodroe (’Jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse Chos kyi blo gros) Tibetan masters and the formation of the sacred site of 4. Tashiding 18 : Dr. Alex McKay : Michael Rank : Anna Balikci-Denjongpa : Franz-Karl Ehrhard : Saul Mullard : Tsultsem Gyatso Acharya : Mark Turin : Sonam Thinlay : Anna Balikci-Denjongpa : Ven Khenpo L Tshering : Tsultsem Gyatso Acharya : Mélanie Vandenhelsken 5. Women in the diplomatic game: : Alice Travers Preliminary notes on the matrimonial link of the Sikkim royal family with Tibet (13th-20th centuries) (in French) Obituaries 6. Khandro Rinpoche Pema Dechen (1923-2006) (in English and Tibetan) 7. Eleanor Hopkinson (1905-2007) Bulletin of Tibetology 2007 Vol. 43 No. 1 & 2 CONTRIBUTION TO LEPCHA STUDIES 1. Editorial introduction 2. When Nurkit returns In awe of so many múng: Halfdan Siiger in the Sikkim 3. Himalayas 4. Lepchas and their hydel protest Change and cultural revival in a mountain community of 5. Sikkim 6. Lepcha hunters’ narratives of their hidden landscapes Book Review 7. Khangchendzonga: Sacred Summit. Pema Wangchuk and Mita Zulca Obituaries 8. Dzongsar Ngari Chödje Thingo Rinpoche (1945-2008) In English by Susanne von der Heide In Tibetan by Kunga Yonten Hochotsang Bulletin of Tibetology 2008 Vol. 44 No. 1 & 2 1. “Turning the Wheel of the Dharma in Zhing sa Va lung”: The dPal ri sPrul skus (17th to 20th centuries) 2. Narrations about a yogī in Sikkim 3. Buddhism in the Himalayan belt 4. Tibet today: a region of China Láso múng sung: Lepcha oral tradition as a reflexion of 5. culture Sikkimese biographies 6. S. Mahinda Thero: the Sikkimese who gave Lankans their freedom song 7. A Brief Biography of Kazi Dawa Samdup (1868-1922) Reports Conference Report: Golden Jubilee Conference of the 8. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim, 1-5 October 19 : Anna Balikci-Denjongpa : Charisma K. Lepcha : Heleen Plaisier : Pema Wangchuk : Jenny Bentley : Kerry Little : Brigitte Steinmann : Franz-Karl Ehrhard : Mélanie Vandenhelsken : P.K. Gautam : Sonam Wangdi : Jenny Bentley : Pema Wangchuk : Dasho P.W. Samdup : John Bray 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 2008 Recent acquisitions to the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology holdings and future publications The British Residency in the Himalayan State of Sikkim: a heritage building restored to its former glory Book Reviews Bahudhā and the Post 9/11 World. Balmiki Prasad Singh A Rosary of Rubies: The chronicle of the Gur-rigs mDochen Tradition from South-Western Tibet. Franz-Karl Ehrhard Tibetan Modernities: Notes from the Field on Cultural and Social Change. Edited by Robert Barnett and Ronald Schwartz Obituaries Princess Pema Tsedeun of Sikkim (1924-2008) Founder Member, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Tashi T. Topden (1948-2009) Director, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology 1995-2002 Bulletin of Tibetology 2009 (May) Vol. 45 No. 1 TIBETAN BIOGRAPHIES 1. Editorial introduction 2. The Jonangpa after Tāranātha: Auto/biographical Writings on the Transmission of Esoteric Buddhist Knowledge in Seventeenth Century Tibet 3. Introduction to the Life of Karma Pakshi (1204/6-1283) 4. Karmic Foreshadowing on the Path of Fruition: Narrative Devices in the Biographies of Nyang ral nyi ma ’od zer Book Reviews 5. Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang: Rites and Teachings for This Life and Beyond. Edited by Matthew T. Kapstein and Sam van Schaik 6. Lamas, Shamans and Ancestors: Village Religion in Sikkim. Anna Balikci Please note: The following issues will be published retroactively Vol. 45 No 2 (2009) Vol. 46 No 1 (2010) Vol. 46 No 2 (2010) Bulletin of Tibetology 2011 Vol. 47 No. 1 & 2 1. Editorial introduction : Saul Mullard : Anna Balikci-Denjongpa : Alex McKay : Saul Mullard : Mark Turin : Daniel A. Hirshberg : Michael R. Sheehy : Charles E. Manson : Daniel A. Hirshberg : Joel Gruber : Anne de Sales : Anna Balikci-Denjongpa 20 Part 1: Science and Buddhism 2. Education, contemplative practice and neuroscience: : Richard J. Davidson toward a synthesis 3. Ask not what Buddhism can do for cognitive science; : Jay L. Garfield Ask what cognitive science can do for Buddhism 4. Remarks concerning possible relationships between science : Laurent Nottale and Buddhism on two levels: I. Fundamental principles, and II. Method Part II: Reports from the Field: The Earthquake, the Monasteries and the Conservation of our Heritage Broken shrines: Sikkim’s monastic heritage after the 5. : Chetan Raj Shrestha earthquake 6. Historic evolution of the Sikkimese monastery : Gary Chopel 7. Between the earthquakes stands a monastery : Kerry Little 8. The Precious Ocean of Amazing Faith: The history and : Hissey Wongchuk Bhutia practices of Chumpong mani lhakhang (temple) 9. Bhutan’s National Archives: Preserving the past, : Felicity Shaw building the future Book Review 10. Sikkim. Ethnicity and Political Dynamics. A Triadic : Mélanie Vandenhelsken Perspective. Suresh Kumar Gurung Obituaries 11. André Alexander (1965-2012) Scholar of Tibetan architecture 12. André Alexander: Message from Princess Hope Leezum 13. Richard Keith Sprigg (1922-2011) Linguist and scholar of Lepcha language 21