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Alphacrostics of Gendun Chophel

Poetry

Alphacrostics of Gendun Chophel

Particularly irreligious poems by the Tibetan monk, Gendun Chophel (CE 1903-1951), in for form of the classical "alphacrostic." Transcreated to our English ABCs by StevenRAJ..
The Liberation of Scholar Prince, Earnest Priest

Article

The Liberation of Scholar Prince, Earnest Priest

The Liberation of Scholar Prince Earnest Priest, an hagiography of Gendun Chophel of Tibet (1904-1951) by Gnostic Ocean (1905-1975). Priest's life and liberation is detailed including direct quotes from his own vernacular. Headings and scholarly notes are included by the translator, StevenRAJ.
The Lot of Tibetans of Yore

Article

The Lot of Tibetans of Yore

Translation of Gendun Chophel's modern and interdisciplinary essay on Tibetan culture: an anthropology of their folk traditions. This article features an astonishing variety of examples of old Tibet phenomenologically related to the present. The author's contemplative and poetic asides complete the text.
The Great Elephant: A Treatise on Valid Cognition

Article

The Great Elephant: A Treatise on Valid Cognition

Tibetan Modernist Gendun Chophel's treatise on the Buddhist concept of valid cognition as championed by Master Dignāga; this treatise serves as an introduction to the author's even deeper and maddening musings on Middle Way metaphysics. Translated by StevenRAJ.
Treatise on Himalaya

Article

Treatise on Himalaya

Gendun Chophel's scholarly treatise on the Land of Snows featuring the Tibetan snow lion; replete with wit and scriptural citation. Translated and notated by StevenRAJ.