BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Getse Lama Jigme Ngotsar Gyatso
Well known by Nyingma followers, heart-son of Jimge Lingpa, teacher to the likes of Dza Patrul Rinpoche and Jigme Gyalwe Nyugu, a Nyingtik enthusiast, and born among the nomads of Getse, Jigme Ngotsar Gyatso’s story is central to the Nyingma lineages and teachings in Kham. We can’t wait to share more about his life through this short biographical account.
BIOGRAPHY
Tri Detsugtsen
Tri Detsugtsen (704?–755? CE) ascended the throne at the age of 7 after his father was killed in battle. He had the nickname, Mé Agtsom which is said to have been given to him due to his particularly hairy countenance. He is said to have had six wives with the most notable being the Chinese Princess Jincheng (d–739), an adoptive daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (r. 705–710).
Selected Texts
Easy Tibetan & Tib Shelf have come together in partnership and initiated a new and exciting Collaborative Translation Series. Read below to find out more about this new endeavour.
About
Collaborative Translation Series
Easy Tibetan and Tib Shelf have come together in partnership and initiated a new and exciting Collaborative Translation Series. Focussing on selected biographies from the vast corpus of Tibetan Buddhist history, Easy Tibetan students will hone their translation skills with their final peer-reviewed translation published on Tib Shelf’s growing library. As the peer-reviewed translations grow, we will compile and publish them as a Tibetan reader which will not only serve to highlight the biographies of great people of the past but also serve as a resource for anyone who wants to better learn Tibetan. Finally, since we are such a fan of Treasury of Lives and the sterling work that is being done there, we hope that our intrepid collaborators might want to also use these translations as a source to write biographies.
Tib Shelf was born from a desire to share and as such we feel that this Collaborative Translation Series neatly falls into that very ethos. It is truly exciting to think that new and aspiring translators can not only learn from Easy Tibetan's qualified and talented teaching team, but they can also have their work peer reviewed and published for the wider community. So often, translations worked on in class or as learning exercises fail to see the light of day. Indeed, some of those published on our website were first worked on in class! We are excited to see how this all works out!
Partners
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