Thondup, Tulku

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bio	Tulku Thondup Rinpoche was born in Golok in 1936 and trained from childhood at Dodrupchen Monastery, after having been recognized as the reincarnation of Khenpo Konchog Dronme (1859-1936). He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he writes and translates under the auspices of the Buddhayana Foundation. A few of his books in English are Masters of Meditation and Miracles; Enlightened Living; The Healing Power of Mind; Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth; and The Heart of Unconditional Love. (Source: Enlightened Vagabond)
YearBirth	1936
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Other Information

http://www.tulkuthondup.com/

Books in Print

Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth (paperback edition) A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook by Tulku Thondup. Paperback edition. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Shambhala Publications, 2006. Also included with this paperback edition is a special CD of guided instructions by the author.

Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Shambhala Publications, 2005.

Audio CD 1 Boundless Healing (Teaching) Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body, audio talk led by Tulku Thondup. UK: Rigpa Fellowship, 2004.

Audio CD 2 Boundless Healing (Guided Practice) Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body, audio talk led by Tulku Thondup. UK: Rigpa Fellowship, 2004

Boundless Healing Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body, by Tulku Thondup. USA: Shambhala Publications, 2000, Buddhayana Series VIII. 11

The Healing Power of Mind Simple Meditation Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment, by Tulku Thondup. USA: Shambhala Publications, 1996/98, Buddhayana Series VII. 17

Healing Meditations Simple Exercises for Health, Peace, and Well-Being, by Tulku Thondup. USA: Shambhala Publications, 1998 (Pocket Classics).

Masters of Meditation and Miracles Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet, by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Shambhala Publications, 1995, Buddhayana Series VI. 3

The Practice of Dzogchen (Buddha Mind) Introduced, translated, and annotated by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Snow Lion, 1989/96, Buddhayana Series III.

Enlightened Journey Buddhist Practice as Daily Life by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Shambhala Publications, 1995, Buddhayana Series V. 3

Hidden Teachings of Tibet An Explanation of the Terma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche. Edited by Harold Talbott. USA: Wisdom, 1986, Buddhayana Series I. 3

Enlightened Living Teachings of Tibetan Buddhist Masters. Translated by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Harold Talbott. Nepal: Rangjung Yeshe, 1997, Buddhayana Series IV.

The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice. Jig-me Lingpa. Translated with commentary by Tulku Thondup. Edited by Brian Beresford. India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1998.

Buddhist Civilization in Tibet by Tulku Thondup. UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1987, Buddhayana Series II.

The Tantric Tradition of the Nyingmapa The Origin of Buddhism in Tibet, by Tulku Thondup. USA: Buddhayana, 1984.

Bod Skad Slob Deb (Tibbati Pathamala - Tibetan Grammar Reader in Tibetan and Hindi), by Tulku Thondup. India: Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Saranath, 1979/97.

The Assemblage of Vidyadharas of Long-Chen Nying-Thig Translation by Tulku Thondup of Rigdzin Dupa - sadhana. India: Dodrupchen Rinpoche, 1980/92.

The Queen of Great Bliss of Long-Chen Nying-Thig Translation by Tulku Thondup of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo - sadhana. India: Dodrupchen Rinpoche, 1983/92. Natural Liberation from Suffering of Long-Chen Nying-Thig Translation by Tulku Thondup and Philip Richman of Thugje Chenpo Dugngal Rangdrol - sadhana. New York: Philip Richman, 2006.

http://www.tulkuthondup.com/other.htm

ARTICLES

The following periodicals have carried articles by or interviews with Tulku Thondup (this is a partial list).

Loving-Kindness is the Best Medicine. Shambhala Sun: Buddhism Culture Meditation Life, March 2009 issue. DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE.

Dreaming, Dying and Living: An Interview with Tulku Thondup by Venerable Karma Lekshe Tshomo, Elixir Magazine, Autumn, 2006.

Interview with Tulku Thondup by Linda Sparrowe, editor in chief of Alternative Medicine magazine. A portion of this interview appeared in the May 2006 issue of Alternative Medicine magazine. For more information on the magazine, visit http://www.alternativemedicine.com. DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENT.

The Buddha Said Four Things, Shambhala Sun: Buddhism Culture Meditation Life, May 2002 issue

The Four Healing Powers of Mind, Shambhala Sun: Buddhism Culture Meditation Life, May 2000 issue (Cover Story). This article is text reprinted from the book Boundless Healing: Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body, Shambhala Publications.

Using Daily Life As the Practice of Dharma, Bulletin of the Center for the World Religions, Harvard University, Fall 1980

Terma Tradition of The Nyingma School, The Tibet Journal, Volume XV, No. 4, Winter, 1990

It’s All In Your Mind, Buddhism in the West, Interviews by Michael Toms. Hay House, 1998 Reprints of interviews conducted by Michael Toms with some of the world's major figures from different schools of Buddhism.

TRANSLATIONS

Tulku Thondup has translated the following works. For books that he has translated with commentary, see Books in Print.

Teachings on the Offering of Flowers Translation of a teaching by Jigme Tenpe Nyima, the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche. (Translated with the assistance of Philip Richman.)

The Merits of Cleaning a Temple Translation of an important text written by the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche.

The King of Noble Prayer Aspiring to the Deeds of the Excellent (Arya-bhadracaryapranidhana-raja), Vision, Volume 2, Majushri Press, 2000.

Praise of the Twenty-One Taras (Arya-taremantramulastotranamaskaraikavimsatika-nama, Vision, Volume 3, Manjushri Press, 2000.

The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.

The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.