Monson, Elizabeth L. Tales of a Mad Yogi: The Life and Wild Wisdom of Drukpa Kunley. Shambhala Publications, 2021. Summary by Leif Wood Abstract The Tales of the Mad Yogi is the story of Drukpa Kunley (1455-1529), reconstructed by Elizabeth Monson from the four volumes of The Liberation Tales. The Liberation Tales are episodic, non-chronological, writings about … [Read more...]
Enlightened Vagabond: the Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche
Patrul Rinpoche 1808-1887: Ricard, Matthieu, Enlightened Vagabond: the Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche. Shambhala Publications: Boulder, Colorado, 2017. Summary by Darius Rubin Abstract Enlightened Vagabond is a biography of Patrul Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who was given the name Orgyen Jikme Chokyi Wangpo. He lived from 1808 to 1887 and was a … [Read more...]
An Oral History of Tibetans in New York City
Website: Preserving the voices and stories of Tibetans living in New York City... Inspired by StoryCorps Daphne Chow: Ever since an English teacher introduced me to StoryCorps my senior year of high school (thank you, Ms. Baker), I have wanted to take up another oral history project of my own, and have finally been able to with my final project for Professor Tuttle’s class, … [Read more...]
Choedrak, Tenzin & Grasdorff, Gilles Van. The Rainbow Palace. London: Bantam Books, 2000.
A Review of The Rainbow Palace By Jia Zeng Abstract The Rainbow Palace is the autobiography of Tenzin Choedrak, who was a Tibetan Lhamenpa, i.e. the physician, of the 14th Dalai Lama. The story of Dr. Tenzin Choedrak covers 74 years from 1922 to 1996, during which he moved from his birthplace Niertchen in Shigatse to Lhasa, from Lhasa to several places … [Read more...]
Losal Rinpoche, Yeshe. From a Mountain In Tibet: A Monk’s Journey. Penguin Life, 2021.
Hiroki Sato ABSTRACT: Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche (Jampal Drakpa) was born in Darak, Kham in 1943. He is the Abbot of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, as well as the director of the Holy Island Project in Scotland. His autobiography covers the twist and turns of his life, such as the Chinese invasion and his escape from Tibet, exile in India, purposeless life in … [Read more...]