Tradition: Sakya Bibliography (Tantra)
Sakya BibliographyTantra Literature:
An Anthology of Buddhist Tantric Songs, A Study of the Caryagiti, Per Kvaerne. Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, II. Hist.-Filos. Klasse Skrifter Ny Serie No. 14. Universitetsforlaget Oslo - Bergen - Tromso, 1977. (Vajra songs of Virupa and Kanha)
Bhutadamara - Commentary, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, translated by Thubten Choedak, 1985 ?. (Unpublished manuscript).
Bhutadamara Fire Puja, Zimwog Rinpoche, translated under the directions of Dezhung Rinpoche by Ngawang Samten Chophel, 1980's. (Unpublished manuscript).
Buddhist Insight Essays by Alex Wayman, Edited and Introduced by George R. Elder. Buddhist Tradition Series Volume VII. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1984. (#23, The Goddess Sarasvati - from India to Tibet).
A Brief Collection of Preliminary Practices which Bestows the Splendor of Jewel-like Attainments, translated by Cyrus Stearns. Seattle: Sakya Thegchen Choling, 1980.
The Canda Maharoshana Tantra.
Chanting the Names of Manjushri, translated by Alex Wayman. Boston and London: Shambhala, 1985.
Chenrezi Meditation: Filling Space to Benefit Beings, compiled by bDag-chen 'Jig-bral Ngag-dBang Kun-dGa bSonams. Seattle: Sakya Thegchen Choling, 1977. (Main text by Jamgon Kongtrul).
The Chinese Hevajra Tantra, Ch. Willemen. Orientalia Gandensia VIII, Ghent: Rijksuniversiteit Te Gent, 1983.
Chinnamasta: the aweful Buddhist and Hindu tantric goddess, Elisabeth Anne Benard. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1994.
The Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra, with the Commentary Yogaratnamala. G.W.Farrow, I.Menon. Delhi: Motilal Barnarsidass, 1992.
Crystals and Images from Bodies, Hearts and Togues from Fire: Points of Relic Controversey from Tibetan History. (pp.183-192). Tibetan Studies, Proceedings of the 5th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Narita, 1989. Volume I. Naritasan Shinshoji, 1992.
The Cult of Tara, Magic and Ritual in Tibet. Stephan Beyer. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978. (See the index for Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen, Dombi Heruka p.302, and Sakya references).
Dagger Blessing, the Tibetan Phurpa Cult: Reflections and Materials. Thomas Marcotty. Delhi: B.R.Publishing, 1987.
The Diamond Light, An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Meditations. Compiled by Janice Dean Willis. New York: Simon and Schuster,1973. (The Fourteen Vajrayana Vows by Sakya Pandita).
Early Textual Sources for the Cult of Beg-ce, Amy Heller. Proceedings 1985 of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Munich 1986.
An Early Theory on the Interrelation of Fundamental Awareness and the Physical Body, Wayne Verrill, 1979. (Unpublished manuscript).
The Excellent Path of the Two Accumulations, Dezhung Rinpoche. Singapore: The Singapore Buddha Sasana Society, 1979.
Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God. Robert L. Brown - editor. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991. (The Tantric Ganesa: Texts Preserved in the Tibetan Canon - Christopher Wilkinson pp. 235-275).
Guide to Dakini Land, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. London: Tharpa Publications, 1991.
The Hevajra Tantra, D.L.Snellgrove, London: Oxford University Press, 1959.
The Hevajra Initiation, translated by Ngawang Sonam Tenzin, 1972. (Unpublished manuscript).
The Hevajra Meditation - Commentary, Chokye Trichen Rinpoche, translated by Thubten Choedak, 1981. (Unpublished manuscript).
In Praise of Tara, Songs to the Saviouress, by Martin Wilson. London: Wisdom Publications, 1986.
Kalacakra Tantra, (a commentary) by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985. ( Presented at Sakya Tegchen Choling, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., April 3 - June 12, 1982).
The Lamp That Dispels Darkness, by Karma Thinley Rinpoche. A translation of the first text of the Shedra's cycle of teachings in two parts. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
The Litany of Names of Manjushri, translated by Ronald M. Davidson, (University of California, Berkeley). Tantric and Taoist Studies in Honour of R.A.Stein. Vol.1. Bruxelles: Institut Belge Des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, 1981.
Mahakala Tantra: A theory or Ritual Blessings, and Tantric Medicine, translated by William G. Stablein. New York: Columbia University, 1976. (Unpublished).
Mo - Tibetan Divination System by Mipham, foreward by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, translated by Jay Goldberg, accompanying card deck designed and illustrated by Doya Nardin. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1990.
The Nectar of Chag-Zampa; An explanation of Tangtong Gyalpo's Sadhana of Chenrezig, by Jampa Thaye. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
Notes on the Empowerment of Vajrakilaya , by Jampa Thaye. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
One Vehicle, (Buddhist Tantra: Some Introductory Remarks by Sakya Trizin). Singapore.
One Vehicle, (The Deep Vision of the Non-differentiation of Samsara-Nirvana), Ngawang Lekpa Rinpoche. Translated by Ngor Ewam Phende Rinpoche. Singapore.
Opening the Door to Precious Siddhis, by Tsarchen Losal Gyatso. Translated by Jampa Thaye (?). This is a guide to the principal points of the relationship between the Vajra Master and students, and is an essential text for those seriously embarking on the Vajrayana path. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
Oracles and Demons of Tibet, R. Nebesky-Wojkowitz. The Hague. (1956).
Oracles and Divination, edited by Michael Loewe and Carmen Blacker. Boulder: Shambhala, 1981. (#1 Tibet, Lama Chime Radha, Rinpoche pp. 3 - 37. A short history of the protector - Shugden).
The Origin of the Lamdre Tradition of India, Lama Choedak T. Yuthok. B.A. Thesis. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, 1990. (Unpublished manuscript).
Padmasambhava's Invention of the Phurpa, F.A.Bischoff and Ch.Hartmann. Etudes Tibetaines, Paris 1971.
The Phur-pa - Tibetan Ritual Daggers, John C. Huntington. Ascona, 1975.
The Phurbu: the Use and Symbolism of the Tibetan Magic Dagger, Georgette Meredith. History of Religions, Vol. VI no. 3, Chicago 1967.
Report on the 14 - Volumes Collection of Tibetan Sadhana, Sgub- thabs-kun-btus in the Etudes Tibetaines: Actes du XXIXe Congres International Orientalistes, Alex Wayman, section organisee par Ariane MacDonald, pp.87-9. Paris: Juillet, 1973.
Sakya Pandita Guruyoga Commentary, His Holiness Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga, 1988 ?.
The Samvarodaya-Tantra, Selected Chapters, by Shinichi Tsuda. Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1974.
Sarvadurgatiparisodhana Tantra, Elimination of all Evil Destinies, translated by Tadeusz Skorupski. Delhi: Motilal Barnarsidass, 1983.
The Serkyem Offering to the Protectors of the Sakya Tradition. Translated by Jampa Thaye. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
A Short Description of the Phurpa, Sarat Chandra Das. Journal of the Buddhist Society, IV, 1896, p.5.
Shrichakrasabhara Tantra, edited by Kazi Dawa-Samdup. London: Luzac & Co., 1919. Reprinted by Canon Publications, Talent Oregon, 1984. (This text, although referred to as a Tantra, is the medium length meditation of Chakrasamvara by Chogyal Phagpa).
Srisahajasiddhi, by Dombi Heruka. Translated by Malati J. Shendge. Indo-Iranian Journal 10 (1967): 126-149.
The Sun's Rays, Tsarchen Losal Gyatso, translated by ? , 1977. (Unpublished manuscript).
Sutra-Style Consecration in Tibet and its Importance for Understanding the Historical Development of the Indo-Tibetan Consecration Ritual for Stupas and Images. Yael Bentor. (pp.1-12, see Sakya Pandita pp.7-9). Tibetan Studies, Proceedings of the 5th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Narita, 1989. Volume I. Naritasan Shinshoji, 1992.
Swift to Liberate; An introduction to Chentze Wangpo's Sadhana of Green Tara, by Jampa Thaye. Bristol: Ganesha Press, (Date ?).
Tally-stick and Divination Dice in the Iconography of Lhamo, A. Rona Tas. Acta Orientalia Acadamiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, vol.6, pp. 163-179. (1956).
The Tantric Doctrine of the Sa skya pa According to the Sel gyi me lon, by M. Tachikawa. Acta Asiatica 29 (Tokyo: Toho Gakkai, 1975): 95-106.
The Three Tantras, Ngawang Choedak, translated by Ngawang Phuntsok, Musoorie, 1974. (Unpublished manuscript).
Tibetan Buddhism, Reason and Revelation, edited by Steven D. Goodman and Ronald M. Davidson. (Genre, Authorship, and Transmission in Visionary Buddhism: The Literary Traditions of Thang-stong rGyalpo, by Janet Gyatso). Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992.
Tibetan Buddhism, Reason and Revelation, edited by Steven D. Goodman and Ronald M. Davidson. (Preliminary Studies on Hevajra's Abhisamaya and the Lam-'bras Tshogs-bshad, by Ronald M. Davidson). Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992.
Tibetan Literature, Studies in Genre, edited by Jose Ignacio Cabezon and Roger R. Jackson. (gDams ngag: Tibetan Technologies of the Self by Matthew Kapstein #16, pp.275). Ithica, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.
The Torch of Certainty, Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, translated by Judith Hanson. Boulder: Random House, 1977. (See Appendix, Dezhung Rinpoche interview).
The Use of Human Skulls in Tibetan Rituals. Andrea Loseries-Leick. (pp.159-174). Tibetan Studies, Proceedings of the 5th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Narita, 1989. Volume I. Naritasan Shinshoji, 1992.
The Vajradhatu Sun Volume 11, Number 6. (Lineage and practice of Vajrakilaya, an interview with H.H. Sakya Trizin). Boulder: Vajradhatu, 1989.
Vajrakilaya Commentary, His Holiness Sakya Trizin, 1980's. (Unpublished manuscript).
Vajrakilaya Essence Commentary, Sachen Kunga Lodro, translated by Gyalsey Tulku Rinpoche and Ngawang Phuntsok, Mussoorie, 1974. (Unpublished manuscript).
Vajrayogini Commentary, Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk, translated by Ngawang Samten Chophel. Darjeeling,1976. (Unpublished Manuscript).
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