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Papers by Alexandra Sukhanova
Literary works and catalogues: NGB rNying ma rgyud 'bum (The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Nyin... more Literary works and catalogues: NGB rNying ma rgyud 'bum (The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Nyingma school). v Notes on Transliteration and Translation The present thesis adopts the "academic" Wylie method for transliteration of Tibetan (i.e., paṇ chen instead of paN chen). 1 Tibetan proper names and geographical locations are phonetically rendered into THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan developed by David Germano and Nicolas Tournadre. 2 The first time a name of a person appears in the text, their dates, if known, will be given in a footnote along with the Wylie transliteration of the name and, depending on availability, a reference ID to the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and/or to the Sakya Research Center (SRC). The root letter of transliterated Tibetan proper names and geographical locations is capitalized and no hyphen is used between words (i.e., bSod nams instead of Bsod-nams). The geographical names will be followed by coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds (if known). The coordinates are the result of my own research if not otherwise noted. Emendations and additional information are given in square brackets (i.e., "female fire-sheep year [1487]"). Some terms translated from Tibetan into English or Sanskrit are followed by an italicized transliteration in parentheses, for example, "treasure (gter ma)." The words "Path," "Dharma," and "Enlightenment" are capitalized when they appear in a Buddhist context. The names of textual cycles, tantras, and treatises are given in italics and followed by an italicized transliteration of their respective Tibetan names in parentheses with a capitalized root letter, for example, "The Sūtra of Gathering [of Intentions] ('Dus pa mdo)." Proper names of the deities are not italicized (i.e., "he had a vision of Cakrasaṃvara"). Tibetan terms that were translated into Sanskrit are italicized and given with diacritics (i.e., maṇḍala). The age of a person is given according to Tibetan tradition that considers a person to be one year old at the time of birth and advancing one year in age at the Tibetan new year (lo gsar) that usually falls one to two and a half months after December, 31. This means, that a person born in December is going to be two years old just one or two months later. This might explain some occasional discrepancies in the dating of some historical figures.
Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines. For A Critical History of the Northern Treasures., 2022
This article focuses on the figure of mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal... more This article focuses on the figure of mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal mtshan (Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltsen, 1487–1542), a remarkable spiritual master from the 16th-century Mustang. The first part provides a summary of the protagonist's life based on his autobiography and the biography written by Rig 'dzin Padma 'phrin las (Rikdzin Pema Trinlé, 1641-1618). The second part is a description of mNga' ris Paṇ chen’s birthplace and the landmarks associated with him in the Marang valley of modern Mustang.
Drafts by Alexandra Sukhanova
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](Thesis Chapters by Alexandra Sukhanova
The main subject of this thesis is the figure of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltse... more The main subject of this thesis is the figure of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltsen (mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal mtshan, 1487–1542). The recent scholarship has primarily dealt with Ngari Paṇchen’s position in the terma (gter ma) transmission lineage of the Northern Treasures (Jangter, Byang gter). The primary Tibetan sources on this figure are relatively scarce. With the hope to fill some gaps in knowledge on this remarkable spiritual master from the 16th-century Mustang, the thesis provides a full translation of the latter’s hagiography composed in the second half of the 17th century by Rikdzin Pema Trinle (Rig 'dzin Padma 'phrin las, 1641–1718). The thesis includes an edition of this hagiography, describes the framework of its composition and an gives the analysis of Rikdzin Pema Trinle’s possible motives behind writing the biography of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal. In addition, one chapter is dedicated to the description of Ngari Paṇchen’s birthplace and the landmarks associated with him in the Marang valley of modern Mustang.
Literary works and catalogues: NGB rNying ma rgyud 'bum (The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Nyin... more Literary works and catalogues: NGB rNying ma rgyud 'bum (The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Nyingma school). v Notes on Transliteration and Translation The present thesis adopts the "academic" Wylie method for transliteration of Tibetan (i.e., paṇ chen instead of paN chen). 1 Tibetan proper names and geographical locations are phonetically rendered into THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan developed by David Germano and Nicolas Tournadre. 2 The first time a name of a person appears in the text, their dates, if known, will be given in a footnote along with the Wylie transliteration of the name and, depending on availability, a reference ID to the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and/or to the Sakya Research Center (SRC). The root letter of transliterated Tibetan proper names and geographical locations is capitalized and no hyphen is used between words (i.e., bSod nams instead of Bsod-nams). The geographical names will be followed by coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds (if known). The coordinates are the result of my own research if not otherwise noted. Emendations and additional information are given in square brackets (i.e., "female fire-sheep year [1487]"). Some terms translated from Tibetan into English or Sanskrit are followed by an italicized transliteration in parentheses, for example, "treasure (gter ma)." The words "Path," "Dharma," and "Enlightenment" are capitalized when they appear in a Buddhist context. The names of textual cycles, tantras, and treatises are given in italics and followed by an italicized transliteration of their respective Tibetan names in parentheses with a capitalized root letter, for example, "The Sūtra of Gathering [of Intentions] ('Dus pa mdo)." Proper names of the deities are not italicized (i.e., "he had a vision of Cakrasaṃvara"). Tibetan terms that were translated into Sanskrit are italicized and given with diacritics (i.e., maṇḍala). The age of a person is given according to Tibetan tradition that considers a person to be one year old at the time of birth and advancing one year in age at the Tibetan new year (lo gsar) that usually falls one to two and a half months after December, 31. This means, that a person born in December is going to be two years old just one or two months later. This might explain some occasional discrepancies in the dating of some historical figures.
Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines. For A Critical History of the Northern Treasures., 2022
This article focuses on the figure of mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal... more This article focuses on the figure of mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal mtshan (Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltsen, 1487–1542), a remarkable spiritual master from the 16th-century Mustang. The first part provides a summary of the protagonist's life based on his autobiography and the biography written by Rig 'dzin Padma 'phrin las (Rikdzin Pema Trinlé, 1641-1618). The second part is a description of mNga' ris Paṇ chen’s birthplace and the landmarks associated with him in the Marang valley of modern Mustang.
The main subject of this thesis is the figure of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltse... more The main subject of this thesis is the figure of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal Dorje Drakpa Gyaltsen (mNga' ris Paṇ chen Padma dbang rgyal rdo rje Grags pa rgyal mtshan, 1487–1542). The recent scholarship has primarily dealt with Ngari Paṇchen’s position in the terma (gter ma) transmission lineage of the Northern Treasures (Jangter, Byang gter). The primary Tibetan sources on this figure are relatively scarce. With the hope to fill some gaps in knowledge on this remarkable spiritual master from the 16th-century Mustang, the thesis provides a full translation of the latter’s hagiography composed in the second half of the 17th century by Rikdzin Pema Trinle (Rig 'dzin Padma 'phrin las, 1641–1718). The thesis includes an edition of this hagiography, describes the framework of its composition and an gives the analysis of Rikdzin Pema Trinle’s possible motives behind writing the biography of Ngari Paṇchen Pema Wangyal. In addition, one chapter is dedicated to the description of Ngari Paṇchen’s birthplace and the landmarks associated with him in the Marang valley of modern Mustang.