Gethin, S.: Difference between revisions

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FirstName / namefirst	Stephen
LastName / namelast	Gethin
bio	Stephen Gethin studied veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, where he was also awarded a choral exhibition. After a number of years in professional practice, he spent much of the 1980s undertaking two three-year retreats in France, where he now lives and, as a founding member of the Padmakara Translation Group, continues to translate. He became a Tsadra Foundation Translation Fellow in 2005. His published translations include Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend, Zurchungpa’s Testament, Dudjom Rinpoche’s A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, and Jamgön Mipham’s commentaries on Padmasambhava’s Garland of Views and the Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra. He is currently working on a detailed preliminary practice commentary by Shechen Gyaltsap and on a volume of Jamgön Kongtrul’s Treasury of Precious Instructions. (Source Accessed Sept 18, 2020)
associatedwebsite	http://www.tsadra.org/stephen-gethin.html
languageprimary	English
languagetranslation	Tibetan
languagetarget	English
affiliation	Padmakara Translation Group; Tsadra Foundation
affiliationsecondary	Songtsen; Padmakara
religiousaffiliation	Nyingma; Tibetan Buddhism; Kagyu; Chanteloube, France
currentworks	Current Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow • Mahayana-Sutralankara, Maitreya-Asanga, commentary by Jamgön Mipham • Commentary on the Khandro Nyingthig Preliminaries, Dudjom Rinpoche • Garland of Views, Guru Rinpoche, commentary by Jamgön Mipham
education	MA Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, England
IsInGyatsa	No
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 |addresslocation=La Besse, 24620 Peyzac-le-Moustier, France
 |associatedwebsite=http://www.tsadra.org/stephen-gethin.html
-|bio=Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine from Cambridge University, England; practicing veterinarian 1975–1980; completed two three-year retreats, 1980–1984 and 1985–1988 at Chanteloube, France; professional translator; member of the Padmakara Translation Group, Dordogne, France. Tsadra Foundation Fellow since 2002. [[Tsadra Foundation Activity Report 2010|Source]]
+|bio=Stephen Gethin studied veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, where he was also awarded a choral exhibition. After a number of years in professional practice, he spent much of the 1980s undertaking two three-year retreats in France, where he now lives and, as a founding member of the Padmakara Translation Group, continues to translate. He became a Tsadra Foundation Translation Fellow in 2005. His published translations include Nagarjuna’s ''Letter to a Friend'', ''Zurchungpa’s Testament'', Dudjom Rinpoche’s ''A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom'', and Jamgön Mipham’s commentaries on Padmasambhava’s ''Garland of Views'' and the ''Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra''. He is currently working on a detailed preliminary practice commentary by Shechen Gyaltsap and on a volume of Jamgön Kongtrul’s ''Treasury of Precious Instructions''. ([https://www.colorado.edu/event/lotsawa/presenters/stephen-gethin Source Accessed Sept 18, 2020])
-'''Previous Publications:'''<br>
-•  [[A Guide to “The Words of My Perfect Teacher]], Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang (in collaboration with others)
-'''Completed Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow:'''<br>
-•  [[Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend]], Nagarjuna, commentary by Khyabje Kangyur Rinpoche
-•  [[Zurchungpa’s Testament]], Zurchungpa, commentary by Shechen Gyaltsap and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
 |currentworks='''Current Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow'''<br>
 •  Mahayana-Sutralankara, Maitreya-Asanga, commentary by Jamgön Mipham