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PhD | Translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts | In-House lotsawa @lotsawahouse.org | https://adamspearcey.com

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πŸ”” NEW TRANSLATION: The Precious Torch: A History of the β€˜Looks Like Me’ Statue of Omniscient Longchenpa
by Nyoshul Khenpo (1932–1999)

☸️ A short text written in Hong Kong following the author's commissioning of 1025 portrait statues of Longchen Rabjam in 1992

πŸ”— www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...

04.02.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dalai Lama just won his first #GRAMMYs Award for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording.

The spiritual leader’s meditation album features innovative collaborations with Hindustani classical influences.

πŸ† www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

02.02.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 13
AI influencers: this viral monk selling wellness content isn't real β€’ FRANCE 24 English
AI influencers: this viral monk selling wellness content isn't real β€’ FRANCE 24 English YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

"Lying is of three sorts: ordinary lies, major lies and phoney lama's lies." β€” Patrul Rinpoche, Words of My Perfect Teacher youtu.be/O3SrzPgRRkI?...

30.01.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (1904–1987)

Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (1904–1987)

πŸ”” NEW PUBLICATION: The Alchemy of the Siddhas: Direct Instructions on How to Practise the Mountain Retreat Teachings, Explained in a Manner That is Easy to Understand
by Dudjom Rinpoche (1904–1987)

πŸ”— www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...

πŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ’» Translated by Rigpa Translations

28.01.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lotsawa House News | End-of-Year Report mailchi.mp/lotsawahouse...

31.12.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š We published 41 translations in August, incl. texts by Longchenpa, Guru Tashi, Ju Mipham, Khenpo Ngaga, 2nd Penor, Rigdzin Palchen DΓΌpa, Jokyab Pema TrinlΓ© Nyingpo, Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Theglo, Alak Zenkar, Khenmo Dawa Drolma & Shechen Monastery Organisation Committee.

31.08.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š We published 40 new translations on the site in July. This included texts by MaΓ±juΕ›rΔ«kΔ«rti, AtiΕ›a (982–1054), Longchenpa (1308–1364), Jigme Losal Γ–zer, JamgΓΆn Mipham (1846–1912), Sera Khandro (1892–1940), Pema Kunzang Rangdrol (1916–1984), Khenmo Dawa Drolma (b. 20th C.) & Kelsang Lhamo (b. 1973).

31.07.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Part of a thangka depicting the main deities of Longchen Nyingtik

Part of a thangka depicting the main deities of Longchen Nyingtik

NEW TRANSLATION: An Illuminating Ornament of Brilliant Sunlight: A Catalogue of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse
by Jigme Losal Γ–zer

This catalogue of the treasures of the Longchen Nyingtik was written in 1802 at the Lhundrup Teng temple in Derge.

www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...

28.07.2025 10:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddha Shakyamuni giving his first teaching

Buddha Shakyamuni giving his first teaching

TODAY (28 July 2025) we celebrate Châkhor Düchen, the festival of Buddha Śākyamuni's first turning of the Wheel of Dharma ☸️.

28.07.2025 06:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journal of Tibetan Literature

πŸ“š Publication of Vol. 4.1 of the Journal of Tibetan Literature. The JTL is an open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing research, translations, and criticism on all aspects of Tibetan-language texts.
More details here
www.journaloftibetanliterature.org/index.php/jtl
#tibet
#tibetanstudies

08.07.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1 July 2025 (6th day of the 5th Tibetan month) marks the anniversary of the parinirvāṇa of Jamyang Khyentse ChΓΆkyi LodrΓΆ (1893–1959).

πŸ“š Learn about the incredible life & works of this great master by exploring our series of more than 500 texts in translation.

www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...

01.07.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TODAY (11 June 2025) we celebrate Saga Dawa DΓΌchen, the anniversary of Buddha Śākyamuni's enlightenment and parinirvāṇa.

11.06.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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28.05.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of Tibetan landscape together with this month's translations totals

Painting of Tibetan landscape together with this month's translations totals

πŸ“š We added 33 new translations in April, incl. texts by Garab Dorje, ŚrΔ« SiαΉƒha, Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798), Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892), Khenchen Ngawang Palzang (1879–1941), DrimΓ© Γ–zer (1881–1924), Sera Khandro (1892–1940), GendΓΌn ChΓΆpel (1903–1951), Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)...

30.04.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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India overhauls teaching in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries to counter China India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its border with China.

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programs and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its border with China reut.rs/3GcHd27

08.04.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Trust Trump to trump Truss

07.04.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
theonion.com/trump-c...

03.04.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 4344 πŸ” 593 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 45

Great resources for Tibetan Buddhist studies turning up on Bluesky:

@buddhistarchive.bsky.social
@sakyaresearch.bsky.social
@lotsawahouse.org
@translate84000.bsky.social
@treasuryoflives.bsky.social

Give them a follow. And lmk who I missed.

02.03.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Wait, the latest episode of Severance is called Chikhai Bardo?

28.02.2025 06:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Happy Losar card with greetings for Wood Snake year

Happy Losar card with greetings for Wood Snake year

༈ ΰ½€ΰ½²ΰ½„ΰΌ‹ΰ½¦ΰΎ¦ΰΎ²ΰ½΄ΰ½£ΰΌ‹ΰ½‚ΰ½“ΰ½˜ΰΌ‹ΰ½£ΰ½ΌΰΌ‹ΰ½‚ΰ½¦ΰ½’ΰΌ‹ΰ½šΰ½Ίΰ½¦ΰΌ‹ΰ½‘ΰ½‚ΰ½ ΰΌ‹ΰ½¦ΰΎŸΰ½Όΰ½“ΰΌ‹ΰ½£ΰΌ‹ΰ½–ΰ½€ΰΎ²ΰΌ‹ΰ½€ΰ½²ΰ½¦ΰΌ‹ΰ½–ΰ½‘ΰ½ΊΰΌ‹ΰ½£ΰ½Ίΰ½‚ΰ½¦ΰΌ‹ΰ½žΰ½΄ΰΌ

πŸŽ‰ HAPPY LOSAR everyone! With best wishes to all our followers for the Tibetan New Year 2152, year of the Wood Snake! 🐍

27.02.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

First suggestion in the Quick Reads section on the 84000 mobile app: The Good Eon (estimated read time: 74 hours). #quickreads

09.02.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
David Lynch

David Lynch

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β€œSo I say: Peace to all of you.
May everyone be happy. May everyone be free of disease.
May auspiciousness be seen everywhere. May suffering belong to no one.
Peace.”

β€” Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

Thank you, David Lynch πŸ™πŸ»

17.01.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2024 we published 508 new translations on the site: 220 in English, 117 in French, 56 in Spanish, 53 in German, 30 in Chinese, 23 in Portuguese, eight in Italian, & one in Dutch.

31.12.2024 12:31 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thank You for the Light, A Turkic Loanword

Dan Martin’s latest Tibeto-logic blogpost is πŸ”₯https://tibeto-logic.blogspot.com/2024/12/thank-you-for-light-turkic-loanword.html

25.12.2024 10:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From our Endorsements page: www.lotsawahouse.org/about/endors...

11.12.2024 13:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lotsawa House Newsletter News on the latest publications, this edition's highlight from the archive, and looking ahead to the next 20 years.

Lotsawa House Newsletter: News on the latest publications, this edition's highlight from the archive, and looking ahead to the next 20 years. mailchi.mp/4ca21883e8ff...

03.12.2024 10:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š We published 30 new translations on the site in November.

01.12.2024 10:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Agent Cooper outlining the plight of the Tibetan people. Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

Agent Cooper outlining the plight of the Tibetan people. Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

Twin Peaks: Agent Cooper outlining the plight of the Tibetan people.

29.11.2024 04:30 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gorampa Sonam Senge

Gorampa Sonam Senge

NEW PUBLICATION: Response to Denma Tsegyal Kyab
by Gorampa Sonam Senge (1429–1489)

In this reply to a question, Gorampa explains how to establish the correct view, according to the Vehicle of Perfections & the Vajrayāna.

πŸ”— www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...

πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ’» Transl. by LopΓΆn Sonam Jamtsho

28.11.2024 14:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0