What are you looking for?

[Greg]

You don't happen to know the school do you?

Kathmandu University, apparently: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/philosophy/documents/Duckworth-CV.doc

Oh, that probably explains it. I'll try ILL but I wouldn't get my hopes up about this one. Probably contacting the author is the only way.

[Greg]

Looking for JIABS 33-1,2 2010. It seems to be floating around but I haven't been able to get a hold of it - any help appreciated.

[viniketa]

Looking for JIABS 33-1,2 2010. It seems to be floating around but I haven't been able to get a hold of it - any help appreciated.

http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/ojs/ ... /view/1087

[Greg]

Looking for JIABS 33-1,2 2010. It seems to be floating around but I haven't been able to get a hold of it - any help appreciated.

http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/ojs/ ... /view/1087

Thanks, but I'm not able to access it through their website.

[dzogchungpa]

How about this:
Humour in Pali literature and other essays by Walpola Rahula
?

[Son of Buddha]

Are there out of print books, obscure journal articles, or non-proquest dissertations you have been trying to get your hands on?

Yes full english translation of the Kalachakra Tantra in english.

[Michael_Dorfman]

Are there out of print books, obscure journal articles, or non-proquest dissertations you have been trying to get your hands on?

Yes full english translation of the Kalachakra Tantra in english.

Does such a thing exist? The Second and Fourth chapters have been translated by Vesna Wallace, and are available (separately) from Columbia. A draft translation of the Third chapter appears in Jensine Andresen's dissertation "Kalacakra: Textual and Ritual Perspectives", and parts of the First chapter appears in John R. Newman's dissertation "The Outer Wheel of Time: Varjayana Buddhist Cosmology in the Kalacakra Tantra".
I don't know of any translations of the Fifth chapter, or of the remainder of the first chapter untranslated by Newman.

Of course, the Vimalaprabha is available as "Ornament of Stainless Light" from Wisdom Pubs.

None of the above are terribly difficult to find-- both dissertations are on ProQuest, and the books are in print.

[Greg]

Are there out of print books, obscure journal articles, or non-proquest dissertations you have been trying to get your hands on?

Yes full english translation of the Kalachakra Tantra in english.

Does such a thing exist? The Second and Fourth chapters have been translated by Vesna Wallace, and are available (separately) from Columbia. A draft translation of the Third chapter appears in Jensine Andresen's dissertation "Kalacakra: Textual and Ritual Perspectives", and parts of the First chapter appears in John R. Newman's dissertation "The Outer Wheel of Time: Varjayana Buddhist Cosmology in the Kalacakra Tantra".
I don't know of any translations of the Fifth chapter, or of the remainder of the first chapter untranslated by Newman.

Of course, the Vimalaprabha is available as "Ornament of Stainless Light" from Wisdom Pubs.

None of the above are terribly difficult to find-- both dissertations are on ProQuest, and the books are in print.

Good summary, but I think "Ornament of Stainless Light" from Wisdom Pubs might just be Khedrup Norsang Gyatso's commentary on the Vimalaprabha - not sure if it has the text itself. However, Wallace's 4th chapter features the Vimalaprabha.

[Matticus]

In "Working Towards Enlightenment" and "To Realize Enlightenment", Master Nan Huai Chin kept quoting from a book, or book serie??(not sure)??, called "Record or Records of Pointing at the Moon" I don't think it's been translated into English, I'd still like to get my hands on a copy though. I'm taking Chinese at my University this fall!

[_username_]

Re: What are you looking for?

I would be looking for the transmission mechanism of Buddha to the disciple ananda.

[yegyal]

Are people still looking for this:
Østensen, Morten. In the Presence of the Dharmakaya: Dzogchen Practice According to Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug’s Notes on Dza Paltrul’s Extraordinary Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King (mkhas pa shri rgyal po’i khyad chos). M.A. thesis, 2008

If so, please send me a message.

[Alfredo]

Old e-sangha posts. Were they mirrored anywhere?

[Greg]

Are people still looking for this:
Østensen, Morten. In the Presence of the Dharmakaya: Dzogchen Practice According to Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug’s Notes on Dza Paltrul’s Extraordinary Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King (mkhas pa shri rgyal po’i khyad chos). M.A. thesis, 2008

If so, please send me a message.

To anyone interested in Dzogchen, I would recommend taking up yegyal on his kind offer. I haven't had a chance to look over the translation yet, but the 50 pg introduction is a highly stimulating survey of the literary history of the Dzogchen literature in general building on Germano's work, the snying thig in particularly, and Garab Dorje's three points especially. Also interesting is the information about Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug, a still-living contemporary of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok who is apparently held in similarly high regard in Tibet/Western China today.

[mutsuk]

Are people still looking for this:
Østensen, Morten. In the Presence of the Dharmakaya: Dzogchen Practice According to Khangsar Tenpe Wangchug’s Notes on Dza Paltrul’s Extraordinary Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King (mkhas pa shri rgyal po’i khyad chos). M.A. thesis, 2008

If so, please send me a message.

Yes yes yes! I'm still deeply interested ! Sent you an pm earlier today!