Introduction. Current materials represent partial translations of the microfilm copies of the “Life in the Tangutsk monastery Lavran. A diary of a Buddhist pilgrim.1906-1907.” which are currently archived at the institute of Mongol, Buddhist and Tibetan studies. The materials are covering a research expedition to Lavran monastery undertaken by B.Baradin.(3) The … [Read more...]
“A Trip to Labrang” by B. B. Baradiin, translated by Vahe Galstyan
From the summary at the book's beginning: "The report made in 1908 at the Geographic society by B. B. Baradiin on the results of his trip to Tibet from 1905-1907 is of great interest not only because of the details it provides about the realities of the daily life in the monastery - center of the Buddhist teachings in Labrang, but also because of the structure of his … [Read more...]
Fazun’s Politico-Religious History of Tibet 西藏民族政教史 translated by Yang Qu
The Political and Religious History of Tibet was written by Fazun, a Buddhist monk and researcher of modern times (English translation by Yang Qu). The author was the deputy dean of the Chinese-Tibetan Buddhist Teaching College and this book was one of his teaching materials, which was written based on the Tibetan historical data – mainly, The Blue Annals. The book was first … [Read more...]