Gethin, S.

FirstName / namefirst	Stephen
LastName / namelast	Gethin
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. Source Previous Publications: • A Guide to “The Words of My Perfect Teacher, Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang (in collaboration with others) Completed Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow: • Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend, Nagarjuna, commentary by Khyabje Kangyur Rinpoche • Zurchungpa’s Testament, Zurchungpa, commentary by Shechen Gyaltsap and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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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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 Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa.