From 1991 to 1996 Gyurme held research fellowships at London University, where he worked with Alak Zenkar Rinpoche on translating (with corrections) the content of the Great Sanskrit Tibetan Chinese Dictionary to create the three volume Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary. From 2007 until his death he worked on many translation projects, primarily as a Tsadra Foundation grantee. He has written, edited, translated and contributed to numerous important books on Tibetan religion and culture including The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History (2 vols.) (Wisdom, 1991), Tibetan Medical Paintings ( 2 vols.) (Serindia, 1992), The Tibet Handbook (Footprint, 1996), the first complete translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and A Handbook of Tibetan Culture (Shambhala, 1994). (Source Accessed Jul 14, 2020)
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Affiliations & relations
- Tsadra Foundation · workplace affiliation
- 84000 · workplace affiliation
- Kangyur Rinpoche · teacher
- Dudjom Rinpoche · teacher
- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche · teacher
- Chatral Rinpoche · teacher
- Tulku Pema Wangyal · teacher
- Zenkar Rinpoche · teacher
- Thubten Nyima · teacher