Eighth Update, 09.2011, tibetanbookstore.org

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

this September update features numerous publications grouped under the following headings: 1. dPal brtsegs bod yig dpe rnying zhib ’jug khang, 2. Sa skya’i dpe rnying bsdu sgrig khang, 3. Rang grol zhib ’jug, 4. Tibetan Calligraphy, 5. Politics, and 6. Miscellaneous.

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

Unfortunately, still the second set of the Bod kyi lo rgyus rnam thar phyogs bsgrigs (vols. 31–60) and the fourth set of the bKa' gdams gsung 'bum (vols. 91–120) await their publication. Please feel free to download their dkar chags from below.

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. Sa skya’i dpe rnying bsdu sgrig khang

1. ’Jam dbyangs Bla ma Sa skya Paṇḍi ta (1182–1251). mKhas pa rnams ’jug pa’i sgo zhes bya ba’i bstan bcos kyi rang ’grel dpe bsdur ma. Sa skya dpe rnying bsdu sgrig khang, no. 23. bKra shis chos ’phel rig gnas las bya khang, 120 pp. (A4 size, soft cover), [2011?]. No ISBN.

Price: € 8,-

3. Rang grol zhib ’jug

This series features research articles on the life and works of dPal Don grub rgyal (1953–1985).

1. Blo bzang chos rgyal (ed.). Rang grol zhib ’jug. Bod mi’i sems nang gi rdo ring. Vol. 1 (deb phreng dang po). Kan su’u mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 342 pp., 2010. ISBN 978-7-5421-16680-0.

Price: € 10,-

2. dGu rong sPun grol (ed.). Rang grol zhib ’jug. Vol. 2 (’don thengs gnyis pa). Kan su’u mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 261 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-5421-1800-4.

Price: € 8,-

4. Tibetan Calligraphy

1. Rig ’dzin bstan srung (b. 1959). Yig gzugs kyi rnam bshad dung gi zla ba. Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 134 pp. + 46 pp. illustrations, 2006. ISBN 7-105-08037-X.

Price: € 5,-

2. Bod ljongs dga’ skyid gling ’dzugs skrun tshad yod kung si’i gros ’dri tsho chung (ed.). Gangs ljongs yig gzugs kun btus zhal thang / 雪域书法唐卡全集 / A Collection of Tibetan Scripts in the Form of Thangkas. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 184 pp. (A4 size, soft cover), 2006. ISBN 7-223-02022-9. This publication presents colored illustrations of the Tibetan alphabet in various scripts in the form of thangkas accompanied by their explanation in Tibetan, Chinese, and English.

Price: € 36,-

5. Politics

1. 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,-

2. Sun yung (zhib ’jug ’gan ’khur ba), Wang khrun hon (gtso ’gan rtsom sgrig pa), Kun dga’ and sKal bzangye shes rgan pa (gtso ’gan rtsom sgrig pa gzhon pa), bSod nams tshe brtan (rtsom sgrig ’gan ’khur ba), et al. sNgon chad dang| da lta| ma ’ongs pa bcas kyi bod ljongs / 西藏的昨天今天和明天. Krung go gung khran tang dbu brnyes nas lo ngo 90 ’khor bar rten ’brel dang| bod zhi ba’i bcings ‘grol thob nas lo ngo 60 ’khor bar rten ’brel zhu bar ‘phul ba’i legs skyes kyi dpe deb| rgyal khab kyi gsar ‘gyur dpe skrun spyi khyab las khungs kyi 2011 lo’i gtso gnad dpe deb. Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying spe skrun khang, 386 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-80589-124-8. In Tibetan and Chinese; includes the following chapters: 1. sNgon ’gro’i gtam (pp. 1–4), 2. ’Dzam gling gi mig rgyang thog nas lo rgyus la bltas pas| sngon chad kyi bod kyi rnam pa shes thub (pp. 1–112), 3. ’Gyur ldog chen po’i rnam pa gsar pa rkyang las| bod kyi da lta shes rtogs byed thub (pp. 113–304), 4. Yid ches brtan pos ma ’ongs par phyogs tshe| bod kiy ma ’ongs par sngon dpag byed thub (pp. 305–386). 

Price: € 15,-  

3. Bod ljongs kyi snga deng| brnyan deb rtsom sgrig u lhan (ed.), bsTan rgyas and Li’i ha’e phing (rtsom sgrig ’gan ’khur ba). Bod ljongs kyi snga deng / 西藏今昔/ Tibet of China: Past and Present. Bod ljongs mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 147 pp. (large volume, hard cover). ISBN 978-7-5322-5892-5. In Tibetan and Chinese; fully colored with numerous images and illustrations; three chapters: 1. Bod kyi lo rgyus (pp. 14–40), 2. bKas bkod rgyud ’dzin zhing bran lam lugs (pp. 41–71), and Yar ngo’i zla bzhin gong ’phel ’gro ba’i bod ljongs gsar pa (pp. 72–149). 

Price: € 40,-

4. Xie Chuntao (ed.). Why and How the CPC Works in China: A look at what’s behind the achievements of the Communist Party of China. New World Press, 225 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-5140-1882-2.

Price: € 20,-

6. Miscellaneous

1. Dramdul (dGra 'dul) and Deji Droma (bDe skyid sgrol ma). Sa skya dgon pa / 萨迦寺/ Sakya Monastery. 中国大百科全书出版社, 239 pp. (A4 size, soft cover), 2008. ISBN 978-7-5000-7931-6. A fully colored book on Sa skya monastery by two leading scholars of the China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC), introducing Sa skya’s numerous temples, chaples, sites and religious objects.

Price: € 55,-

2. [Bla rung mKhan po] Tshul khrims blo gros (b. 1962). ’Dzam gling shar nub kyi gna’ deng rig pa’i rnam gzhag dang ’dzam gling skad yig gi skye ’chi’i lo rgyus (includes one MiniCD: Tshul khrims blo gros kyis ’chad khrid byas). Kan su’u mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 343 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-5421-1851-6.

Price: € 8,-

3. ’Jam dpal brtson ’grus (1979). lHo brag gnas yig dad gsum padmo ’byed pa’i nyi zer. Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 332 pp. + 14 pp. (of colored images of the sites introduced), 2011. ISBN 978-7-105-11266-1.

Price: € 8,-

4. Blo bzang bstan ’dzin. Bod kyi lo rgyus. Krung dbyangs mi rigs slob grwa chen mo’i dpe skrun khang, 733 pp., 2006. ISBN 7-81108-002-8.

Price: € 16,-

5. bKra shis tshe ring and Sa skyong. Kan lho’i dmangs srol. Kan su’u mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 232 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-5421-1641-3.

Price: € 6,-

6. rDo dgon gSang bdag rdo rje. sNyan ngag legs bshad gter ’bum. Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 388 pp. (A4 size, soft cover), 2010. ISBN 978-7-105-11211-1.

Price: € 15,-

7. Si khron bod rig pa’i zhib ‘jug khang bshad sbyong gling dang| Si khron zhing chen rig pa’I zhib ‘jug tshogs pa (eds.), Yangs gling rdo rje (gtso sgrig pa). Si khron bod rig pa’i zhib ’jug. Vol. 10 (deb bcu ba). Si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa / Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 558 pp., 2007. ISBN 978-7-5409-3767-6.

Price: € 20,-

8. lDong Yon tan rgya mtsho. Bod chen po’i srid lugs dang ’brel ba’i rgyal rabs deb ther dkar bo’i zin bris dpyod ldan smra ba’i ’bab stegs. Cang ha’o glog rdul dpe skrun khang, 522 pp., 2010. ISBN 978-7-900736-14-7.

Price: € 15,-

9. sDe dge par khang and dKar mdzes khul rtsom sgyur cus (eds.), Rin chen tshe ring (rtsom sgrig ’gan ’khur ba). sDe dge par khang gi dkar chag zhib rgyas su bkod pa shes bya’i sgo ’byed: Vol. 5 sGrub thabs kun btus dang zhu chen gsung ’bum. Si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa / Si khrun mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 320 pp., 2005. ISBN 7-5409-3095-0.

Price: € 20,-

10. Bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo rtsom sgrig tsho chung (ed), dByangs can lha mo (dpe sgrig ’gan ’khur ba). Bod rgya skar rtsis rig pa’i tshig mdzod / 藏汉历算学辞典. Si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa / Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 240 pp., 2011. ISBN 978-7-5409-4701-9. This dictionary features the entries in Tibetan with explanations in Tibetan and Chinese.

Price: € 8,-