Seventh Update, 08.2011, tibetanbookstore.org

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

this month’s update features some newer and older publications from various genres and on different topics as well as some republished works of the Gangs can rig mdzod series. I also like to inform you that, unfortunately, this year the publishing house is working quite slow and so the Bod kyi lo rgyus rnam thar phyogs bsgrigs thengs gnyis pa and the bKa’ gdams gsung ’bum phyogs sgrig thengs bzhi pa still await their publication.

1. dPal brtsegs bod yig dpe rnying zhib ’jug khang

1. Bod kyi lo rgyus rnam thar phyogs bsgrigs thengs gnyis pa, vols. 31–60 (dpe cha) and 1 vol. dKar chag (book format). mTsho sngon mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2011. The second set in the collection of religious-historical works and biographies including numerous heretofore unavailable works. This collection still awaits its publication. The price will be around € 600,-.

2. bKa’ gdams gsung ’bum phyogs sgrig thengs bzhi pa, vols. 91–120 (dpe cha) and 1 vol. dKar chag. Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2011. The fourth set in the collection of  works of bKa’ gdams pa masters. This collection still awaits its publication. The price will be around € 600,-.

2. gSung ’bum

1. bSod lo and mKha’ ’gro tshe ring (eds.). Gong sa skyabs mgon paṇ chen thams cad mkhyen pa sku phreng bcu pa chen po’i gsung ’bum. 3 vols. (hard cover) vol. ka–ga (614 pp., 697 pp., 696 pp.), mTsho sngon mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2011. ISBN 978-7-5420-1541-9.

Price: € 40,-

2. bSod nams bag dro (b. 1967; ed.). dPal he ru ka’i rnal ’byor o rgyan kun skyong gling pa’i gsung thor bu: The Biography of Sangshi Konchok Tenpai Gyaltsen Rinpoche and the Collection of His Works. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 425 pp., 2011 (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-7-223-01693-3. A short biography and some works of Sangs sprul dKon mchog bstan pa’i rgyal mtshan (b. 1949) alias O rgyan Kun skyong gling pa edited by his student bSod nams bag dro.

Price: € 10,-

3. Tibetan Art

1. A sngags Tshe ring bkra shis and gNyan mo grub (eds.). g.Yung drung bon gyi rab ’byams dkyil ’khor rgya mtsho’i zhal thang kun ’dus / Thangka Paintings of Yungdrung Bon / 西藏本教唐卡. Si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa / Si khron mi rigs dpe krun khang, 341 pp. (hard cover in slip case, larger than A4 ), 2010. ISBN 978-7-5409-4504-6.

With an introduction in Tibetan, English and Chinese, this book features colored plates of Bon thangkas. Alongside, each thangka is depicted in black and white, marking every deity or master with a number. The explanations to each number are given in Tibetan text.

Price: € 100,-

2. Bod rang skyong ljongs rig dngos do dam u yon lhan khang (ed.) Bod kyi thang ga /西藏唐卡. Rig dngos dpe skrun khang, 200 pp. (hard cover in slip case, larger than A4), 1984. ISBN 7-5010-0241-X/J and ISBN 7-5010-0719-5/J.

140 colored plates with the explanations in Tibetan and Chinese (pp. 157–195). Also contains an English preface by Renzin Dorji, Ou Chaogui, and Yishi, Wangchu and a list enumerating each plate’s topic (pp. 196–200).

Price: € 150,-

4. Gangs can rig mdzod 

Recently, the following titles were republished. The numbers refer to the individual book numbers in the Gangs can rig mdzod series. 

6. dKar lebs Drung yig Padma rdo rje (1860-1935) alias O rgyan rdo rje. dKar lebs sum rtags dka’ ’grel. Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying dpe skrun khang, 301 pp., 2011 (2nd edition). ISBN 978-7-80589-135-4.

Price: 10,-

7. Bod kyi snga rabs khrims srol yig cha bdams bsgrigs. Bod ljongs bod yig dpernying dpe skrun khang, 414 pp., 2011 (2nd edition). ISBN 978-7-80589-134-7.

Price: 10,-

9. Bod kyi lo rgyus deb ther khag lnga. Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying dpe skrun khang, 393 pp., 2011 (2nd edition). ISBN 7-80589-055-2.

Price: € 8,-

5. Miscellaneous

1. Gra bzhi Mig dmar tshe ring (b. 1983). Tshal gung thang gtsug lag khang gi dkar chag skyid chu’i rang mdangs. Bod ljongs gna’ shul gnas mchog. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 383 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-223-03136-3.

Includes colored and black and white illustrations. sNgon ‘gro’i gtam, 1. bKa’ brgyud grub mtha’i spyi’i byung ba brjod pa, 2. Tshal pa bka’ brgyud ces pa’i grub mtha’i byung ba rags bsdus, 3. Tshal gung thang zhes pa’i dgon ming thogs tshul, 4. Tshal gung thang gtsug lag khang gi lo rgyus, 5. Gung thang bla ma zhang ’gro ba’i mgon po’i mdzad rnam, 6. Tshal pa bka’ brygud kyi gdan sa khag cig gi skor, 7. dGon pa’i mkhan rabs rim byon gyi mdzad rnam skor, 8. Tshal pa khri dpon rim byon gyi lo rgyus brjod pa, 9. De sngon dgon par bzhugs pa’i sku gsung thugs rten gyi skor, 10. dGon pa’i sgrig gzhi dang dpal ’byor gyi skor, 11. Cho ga phyag len dang dus mchod skor, 12. Deng dus dgon pa’i rten dang brten pa bzhugs tshul, 13. dGon pa’i bstan srung gi skor, 14. Lo rgyus mi sna khag cig dang tshal gung thang dbar gyi ’brel ba’i skor, 15. Tshal pa khri skor dang ’brel yod skor, Zur bkod  

Price: € 10,-

2. Shar yul Phun tshogs tshe ring (b. 1936). Chos ’byung mkhas pa’i dgongs rgyan: Bod kyi chos lugs grub mtha’ khag gi byung ba brjod pa gzur gnas mkhas pa’i dgongs rgyan. Bod ljongs mi mdangs dpe skrun khang, 565 pp., 2011 (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-7-223-01518-9. For the dkar chag of the first edition from 2003, please have a look at the outline at TBRC (W25995).

Price: € 10,-

3. 王生安 and 席萨·江白益西. Everyday English–Chinese–Tibetan for Police Officers / 英汉藏对照警务日常用语 / dByin rgya bod gsum gyi nyen rtog las mkho’i rgyun skad. 北京：中国人民公安大学出版社, 427 pp., 2010. ISBN 978-7-5653-0199-5. An interesting work for Tibetan Language Students in pretty good Lhasa Tibetan and a proper English translation. I only got some copies of this title.

Price: € 15,-

4. Root verses by Sa skya Paṇḍi ta Kun dga’ rgyal mtshan (1182–1251), commentary by bSod nams rgyal mtshan. Sa skya legs bshad kyi ’grel pa gsar bu’i dga’ ston. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 474 pp., 2011 (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-7-223-01229-4.

Price: € 10,- 

5. Krung gung bod rang skyong ljongs u yon lhan khang dril bsgrags pu’u (ed.) mChong skyod. Bod zhi bas bcings ’grol btang nas lo 60 ’khor bar dran gso zhu. rTen ’bul dpe deb. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 225 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-223-03075-5. A fully colored book (soft cover) on the progress made in Tibet after the Peaceful Liberation.

Price: € 16,-