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Tradition: Sakya Bibliography (Culture, History & Art)

Sakya Bibliography

Culture, History and Art

The Blue Annals, Dr.G.Roerich. Delhi: Motilal Barnarsidass, 1976, second edition.

A Brief History of Buddhism in Tibet, by Jampa Thaye. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).

Cho Yang: The Voice of Tibetan Religion and Culture, (The Sakya Tradition p.57, Sakya Monasteries p.60, Chogyey Trichen Rinpochey p.64, Kyabjey Sakya Trizin p.66, Interview with Sakya Trizin p.68, Extracts from the Sakya Legshey). Dharamsala: Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs, 1991.

Cho Yang: The Voice of Tibetan Religion and Culture No.6, (An interview with Jigdal Sakya Dagchen Rinpochey p.8). Dharamsala: Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs, 1994.

The Clear Mirror: A Traditional Account of Tibet's Golden Age, by Sakyapa Sonam Gyaltsen. Translated by McComas Taylor and Lama Choedak Yuthok. Ithica: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.

The Cultural Heritage of Ladakh, David L. Snellgrove and Tadeusz Skorupski. Boulder: Prajna Press, 1977. (Matho Monastery pp.133).

A Cultural History of Tibet, David Snellgrove and Hugh Richardson. New York: Praeger, 1968.

The Early Abbots of 'Phan-po Na-lendra: The Vicissitudes of a Great Tibetan Monastery in the 15th Century. Wiener Studien zur tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde. Vienna. Vol. 23, 1989.

Early Temples of Central Tibet, Roberto Vitali. London: Serindia Publications, 1990.

East of Lo Monthang: In the Land of Mustang by Peter Matthiesson, photos by Thomas Laird. Ithica: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.

A Fourteenth Century Tibetan Historical Work: Rgyal-rabs gsal-ba'i me-lon. P.K.Sorensen. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag, 1986.

Gateway to the Temple, Thubten Legshay Gyatsho, the 18th Chogay Trichen, translated by David Paul Jackson. Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1979.

A Geneology of the Kings of Lo (Mustang), D. Jackson (pp.133). Tibetan Studies In Honour of Hugh Richardson, edited by Michael Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Tibetan Studies, Oxford 1979. Aris and Phillips Ltd. Warminster, England.

The Great Stupa of Gyantse, Franco Ricca & Reberto LoBue. London: Serindia Publications, 1993.

History of Buddhism by Buston. Translated by Dr.E. Obermiller. Series 5. Heidlberg: 1931-32.

A History of Tibetan Painting, David Jackson. Ithica: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.

The History of the Sakya Tradition, Chogay Trichen. Bristol: Ganesha Press, 1983.

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, John Powers. Ithica: Snow Lion Publications, 1995. (Part Four, #14, Sakya).

mK'yen brTse's Guide to the Holy Places of Central Tibet, Alfonso Ferrari. Rome: IsMEO, 1958.

Ladakh, The Secret Land Beyond the Himalayas. Kenneth R. Storm Jr., Joanna Van Gruisen, Nina Rao. New Delhi: Lustre Press,1989. (Matho Gompa - Monastery).

The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang, Land of Tibetan Buddhism, photos by Vannessa Boeye, text by Clara Marullo.

"The Lineage of His Holiness Sakya Trizin" by Sandra Penny-Dimri. The Tibet Journal, Vol.20, No.4, Winter, 1995.

The Lineage of the Sa skya pa. A Chapter of the Red Annals. Shoju Inaba. Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko 22, 1963, pp. 106-23.

The Mollas of Mustang: Historical, Religious and Oratorical Traditions of the Nepalese-Tibetan Borderland, by David Jackson. Dharamsala, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, (1984)

Mortuary Customs of Sa-skya, Tibet, T.V. Wylie. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, vol.25, pp.229-235. (1965).

The Ngor-pa Tradition, R.M. Davidson. Wind Horse. Vol.1, pp.79-98. (1981).

Notes on the Events of the Years 1251-1254. Acta Orientalia Hungarica. Vol.34, pp.263-285.

On Music - Sa-skya Pandita, Ter Ellington. Asian Music. Vol.10-2, pp.3-4. (1979).

On The Way of Playing the Drums and Cymbals Among the Sakya, R.O. Canzio (pp.67). Tibetan Studies In Honour of Hugh Richardson, edited by Michael Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Tibetan Studies, Oxford 1979. Aris and Phillips Ltd. Warminster, England.

One Vehicle, (The Development and Symbolism of Tibetan Buddhist Art and Iconography by Peter Della Santina). Singapore.

The Origin of the Mongol Alphabet, Dr.G.Roerich. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal (Letters), 1945.

The Power-Places of Central Tibet, The Pilgrim's Guide by Keith Dowman. London & New York: Routledge &Kegan Paul, 1988. (The South Bank of the Tsangpo: From Gongkar to Tsetang pp.147 - 154. From Shigatse to Sakya pp.274 - 280).

Princess in the Land of Snows, by Jamyang Sakya and Julie Emery. Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc., 1990.

The Realm of Tibetan Buddhism. Li Jicheng. San Francisco: China Books and Periodicals, 1985.

Rebirth, The Tibetan Game of Liberation by Sakya Pandita; translated by Mark Tatz & Jody Kent. New York: Anchor Press, 1977.

The Religions of Tibet, by Giuseppe Tucci, translated from the German and Italian by Geoffrey Samuel. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1980.

The Religious Structures at Sa-skya by Jeffrey Schoening, (Article ?) pp.11 - ?.

Sakya Pandita's Treatise on Music and its Relavance to Present-day Tibetan Liturgy, R. Canzio. PhD. thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. (1978).

The Sakya Throne Holder Lineage, Jeffrey Davis Schoening, Masters thesis, University of Washington, 1983. (Unpublished).

Sakyas, Tibetan Studies in Honour of Hugh Richardson. New Delhi, Vikas. pp.67-72.

The Seven Instruction Lineages by Jonang Taranatha. Translated and edited by David Templeman. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1983.

Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalog, Volume 3, Number 2. (H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche, p.5). Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 1988.

Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalog, Volume 3, Number 1. (Sakya Jetsunma Chime Luding, p.1-2). Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 1988.

Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalog, Volume 3, Number 1. (Sakya Khon Lineages, p.10). Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 1988.

Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalog, Volume 11, Number 4. (Sakya Retreat Center, p.3). Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, Fall 1996.

Sources on the Chronology and Succession of the Abbots of Ngor E-wam-chos-ldan by David Jackson. Berliner Indologische Studien, Vol. 4/5, pp.49 - 94, 1994.

Tibet a Travel Survival Guide, Michael Buckley and Robert Strauss. Berkeley: Lonely Planet Books, 1986. (Sakya p.170-175).

Tibetan Literature, Studies in Genre, edited by Jose Ignacio Cabezon and Roger R. Jackson. (Tibetan Literature on Art by Erberto Lo Bue #28, pp.470). Ithica, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.

Tibetan Buddhist Historiography: The Mirror Illuminating the Royal Genealogies. An Annotated Translation of the XIVth Century Chronicle rGyal-rabs gsal-ba'i me-long. P.K.Sorensen. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 1994.

Tibetan Chronicles, by Sonam Dragpa. Translated by Giuseppe Tucci. Rome: La Libreria Della Stato.

Tibetan Mandalas, The Ngor Collection, Bsod nams rgy mtsho. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983.

A Tibetan Principality: The Political System of Sa-skya, C.W.Cassinelli and Robert B.Ekvall. Ithaca: Cornell University, 1969.

Tibetan Thangka Painting, Methods and Materials. David P. & Janice A. Jackson. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 1984.

Tibetan Painted Scrolls, Giuseppe Tucci. 3 Volumes. Rome: La Libreria Della Stato, 1949; reprint Kyoto: Rinsen Book Co., 1980.

Trekking in Tibet, A Traveler's Guide, Gary McCue. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1991. (Shalu, Ngor and Narthang p.177-181).

Tricycle, The Buddhist Review, (A Sarasvati Empowerment with Sakya Jetsun Chimey, p.37). Lancaster: The Buddhist Ray Inc., winter 1994.

The Vajradhatu Sun Volume 7, Number 3. (Path and Fruition, an interview with Ven. Dezhung Rinpoche, p.1). Boulder: Vajradhatu, 1985.

The Vajradhatu Sun Volume 6, Number 2. (A Weaver of Dharma, an interview with jetsun Kusho, p.7). Boulder: Vajradhatu, 1983/4.

The Vajradhatu Sun Volume 6, Number 2. (Founding Masters of the Sakya School by Judy Robertson, p.7). Boulder: Vajradhatu, 1983/4.

A Waterdrop from the Glorious Sea, Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa. Rikon, Switzerland: Tibetan Institute, 1976.

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