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• Drukchen, 4th  + (%22After+the+death+of+%27Jam+dbyangs+chos+ … %22After+the+death+of+%27Jam+dbyangs+chos+kyi+grags+pa+%28the+3rd+Drukchen+or+Gyalwang+Drukpa%29%2C+monks+found+the+rebirth+in+the+house+of+a+minor+aristocrat+of+Kongpo%2C+to+the+disappointment+of+both+the+families+of+Rwa+lung+and+Bya.+This+child%2C+the+sprul+sku+Ngag+dbang+nor+bu%2C+was+to+be+the+great+Padma+dkar+po.+Padma+dkar+po+was+one+of+those+rare+renaissance+men.+The+breadth+of+his+scholarship+and+learning+invites+comparison+with+the+Fifth+Dalai+Lama.+It+was+Padma+dkar+po+who+systematized+the+teaching+of+the+%27Brug+pa+sect.+It+is+no+wonder+that+the+%27Brug+pa+Bka%27+brgyud+pa+always+refer+to+him+as+Kun+mkhyen%2C+the+Omniscient%2C+an+epithet+reserved+for+the+greatest+scholar+of+a+sect.+Padma+dkar+po+was+a+shrewd+and+occasionally+ruthless+politician.+His+autobiography+is+one+of+the+most+important+sources+for+the+history+of+the+sixteenth+century.+Padma+dkar+po+was+a+monk+and+insisted+on+adherence+to+the+vinaya+rules+for+his+monastic+followers.+He+also+held+that+in+the+administration+of+church+affairs+the+claims+of+the+rebirth+and+the+monastic+scholar+took+priority+over+those+of+the+scion+of+a+revered+lineage.+Although+he+preached+often+at+both+Rwa+lung+and+Bkra+shis+mthong+smon%2C+the+seats+of+his+two+immediate+predecessors%2C+he+never+exercised+actual+control+over+these+monasteries+and+their+estates.+He+founded+his+monastery+at+Gsang+sngags+chos+gling+in+Byar+po%2C+north+of+Mon+Rta+dbang%2C+which+became+the+seat+of+the+subsequent+Rgyal+dbang+%27Brug+pa+incarnation.%22++%28Gene+Smith%2C+%27%27Among+Tibetan+Texts%27%27%2C+81%29C+%27%27Among+Tibetan+Texts%27%27%2C+81%29)

• Smith, Brian K.  + (Brian+was+born+in+Seattle%2C+Washington%2C … Brian+was+born+in+Seattle%2C+Washington%2C+in+1953+to+Gordon+and+JoAnne+Smith+who+moved+to+St.+Paul+Minnesota+soon+thereafter.+His+father+and+grandfather+were+ordained+Baptist+ministers+and+Brian+had+an+abiding+interest+and+education+in+the+Christian+tradition.+%0A%0AHe+did+his+undergraduate+work+at+Macalester+College+in+St.+Paul%2C+Minnesota+and+went+on+to+earn+a+Ph.D.+in+the+History+of+Religions+from+the+University+of+Chicago%2C+where+he+focused+on+Hindu+and+Sanskrit+texts.+During+his+academic+studies%2C+he+cultivated+an+unorthodox+understanding+of+religion+thanks+to+the+influence+of+such+renowned+scholars+as+Mircea+Eliade%2C+Wendy+Doniger+and+Jonathan+Z.+Smith.+%0A%0ABrian+taught+for+over+two+decades+in+the+academic+world%2C+first+at+Columbia+University%E2%80%99s+Barnard+College+and+later%2C+at+the+University+of+California%2C+Riverside%2C+where+he+retired+as+Professor+Emeritus+in+2004.++%0A%0AIn+1998%2C+Brian+began+an+intensive+study+of+Tibetan+Buddhism+in+the+Gelugpa+tradition+with+Geshe+Michael+Roach+and+his+teacher%2C+Geshe+Lobsang+Tharchin.+Later+he+took+further+teachings+and+initiations+with+Lama+Christie+McNally%2C+His+Holiness+the+Dalai+Lama%2C+Kyabje+Lati+Rinpoche%2C+Geshe+Tsultrim+Gyeltsen+and+Chogyal+Namkhai+Norbu.+He+became+a+Tibetan+Buddhist+monk+and+took+the+ordination+name+of+Sumati+Marut%2C+becoming+affectionately+known+by+his+many+students+as+Lama+Marut.++He+lived+as+a+monk+for+8+years.++%0A%0ABrian+%E2%80%93+now+called+Lama+Marut+%E2%80%93+continued+his+interest+in+comparative+religion%2C+studying+the+teachings+of+other+spiritual+masters%2C+drawing+inspiration+from+many+past+and+contemporary+teachers+of+the+Buddhist+and+yoga+traditions.++He+also+returned+to+his+Christian+roots+through+study+and+personal+friendships+with+Christian+priests+and+ministers.+%0A%0AIn+addition+to+several+scholarly+studies+and+translations+based+on+Sanskrit+materials%2C+Brian%2FLama+Marut%2C+authored+the+popular+and+award-winning+books%2C+%27%27A+Spiritual+Renegade%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+the+Good+Life%27%27+and+%27%27Be+Nobody%27%27.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Flamamarut.org%2Flama-maruts-obituary%2F+Source+Accessed+May+3%2C+2021%5D%29ary%2F+Source+Accessed+May+3%2C+2021%5D%29)
• Smith, Malcolm  + (Malcolm+Smith+has+been+a+student+of+the+Gr … Malcolm+Smith+has+been+a+student+of+the+Great+Perfection+teachings+since+1992.+His+main+Dzogchen+teachers+are+Chogyal+Namkhai+Norbu%2C+the+late+Kunzang+Dechen+Lingpa%2C+and+the+late+H.H.+Taklung+Tsetrul+Rinpoche.+He+is+a+veteran+of+a+traditional+three-year+solitary+Tibetan+Buddhist+retreat%2C+a+published+translator+of+Tibetan+Buddhist+texts%2C+and+was+awarded+the+%C4%80ch%C4%81rya+degree+by+the+Sakya+Institute+in+2004.+He+graduated+in+2009+from+Shang+Shung+Institute%E2%80%99s+School+of+Tibetan+Medicine.+He+has+worked+on+translations+for+renowned+lamas+since+1992%2C+including+His+Holiness+Sakya+Trizin%2C+Kunzang+Dechen+Lingpa%2C++Khenpo+Migmar+Tseten%2C+Tulku+Dakpa+Rinpoche%2C+and+many+others.++%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.zangthal.com%2Fabout+Zangthal+Editions+-+Source+Accessed+July+8%2C+2020%5D%29ons+-+Source+Accessed+July+8%2C+2020%5D%29)
• Drukchen, 4th  +
• Tomlinson, C.  + (Chris+Tomlinson+is+the+senior+software+dev … Chris+Tomlinson+is+the+senior+software+developer+at+BDRC.+An+innovative+programmer%2C+hacker%2C+and+researcher+from+Sun+Microsystems+who+had+discovered+Buddhism%2C+she+relied+on+TBRC+to+access+Tibetan+Buddhist+texts+online.+One+day+when+the+site+went+down%2C+she+called+the+office+and+Gene+Smith+picked+up.+Chris+would+spend+the+next+two+decades+as+a+key+technologist+for+BDRC%2C+helping+to+share+the+Dharma+globally+and+transforming+the+way+people+access+Buddhist+literature.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D10162813356912355%26id%3D45559157354%23_%3D_+Source+Accessed+June+28%2C+2023%5D%29%3D_+Source+Accessed+June+28%2C+2023%5D%29)
• Martin, M.  + (In+1966+Michele+received+a+Masters+degree+ … In+1966+Michele+received+a+Masters+degree+in+Russian+Area+Studies%2C+and+in+1970%2C+an+MPhil+in+Comparative+Literature%2C+both+from+Yale+University.+After+founding+and+practicing+at+Jemez+Bodhi+Mandala+Zen+Center+in+New+Mexico+from+1974+to+1977%2C+she+moved+to+Kyoto%2C+Japan+where+she+studied+at+Otani+University+with+Nagao+Gadjin+and+Nishitani+Keiji+in+the+years+from+1977+to+1979.%0A%0AAfter+working+as+an+editor+for+many+years%2C+which+included+developing+the+Buddhist+series+at+SUNY+Press%2C+she+moved+to+Nepal+in+1987+to+study+Buddhist+philosophy+and+the+Tibetan+language.+Over+the+years%2C+she+has+edited+many+volumes+on+Buddhism+and+translated+texts+from+Tibetan+while+teaching+and+acting+as+an+oral+translator.+She+is+the+author+of+%27%27Music+in+the+Sky%3A+The+Life%2C+Art%2C+and+Teaching+of+the+Seventeenth+Karmapa+Ogyen+Trinley+Dorje%27%27+and+translator+of+the+root+text+and+general+editor+of+%27%27A+Song+for+the+King%3A+Saraha%27s+Mahamudra+Meditation%27%27.%0A%0AMichele%27s+interest+in+TBRC+is+multiple.+Not+connected+with+a+university+and+often+living+in+places+where+access+to+texts+is+difficult%2C+she+has+turned+to+TBRC+for+copies+of+texts+not+available+otherwise.+She+would+like+to+see+the+number+of+texts+within+reach+on+the+internet+expanded+and+also+especially+values+the+database+developed+by+Gene+Smith.%0A%0AAs+a+translator%2C+she+wants+to+see+a+database+of+translations%2C+both+finished+and+in+progress%2C+as+a+key+tool+for+those+inside+and+outside+academia.+With+TBRC%27s+texts+and+database%2C+access+to+the+field+of+Tibetan+studies+is+opened+out+to+meet+the+needs+of+lamas+from+all+traditions%2C+scholar+practitioners%2C+new+students%2C+and+researchers+from+all+over+the+world.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bdrc.io%2Fmember%2Fmichele-martin%2F+Source+Accessed+June+29%2C+2023%5D%29n%2F+Source+Accessed+June+29%2C+2023%5D%29)