Keith Dowman

Keith Dowman is a translator and teacher of Dzogchen. He learned with the great Dzogchen teachers Dudjom Rinpoche and Kanjur Rinpoche and lived for more than 30 years in Benares (Varanasi/Indien) and in Kathmandu (Nepal). Some of his translations are Sky Dancer, Longchenpas Natural Perfection and Spaciousness just to name a few.

In German we re-published so far his Dzogchen anthology The Flight of Garuda, as “Der Flug des Garuda”. Continue reading

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A Blaze of Fire in the Dark by Rig-’dzin rdo-rje (Martin Boord)

Homa rituals for the fulfilment of vows and the performance of deeds of great benefit. Vajrakīla Texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, volume three. The major text composed by Rig-’dzin padma ’phrin-las in 1695 (Accomplishing All Deeds) has remained the standard work on this subject for more than three centuries. …
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 2015, 228 pages, with 17 illustrations, English and partly Tibetan and Sanskrit, sewn pages, hard cover, 15×22 cm, 460g, 42€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-20-1
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The Path of Secret Mantra: Teachings of the Northern Treasures Five Nails

Pema Tinley’s guide to vajrayāna practice. Explanation of Rigzin Godem’s Jangter Ngöndro Zer Nga (byang gter sngon ‘gro gzer lnga) according to the commentary by Rigzin Pema Tinley.
Translation and oral transmission by Khenpo Chowang, edited by Martin Boord.
edition khordong at Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 31.07.2014, 2nd edition 2020, 268 pages, with 6 illustrations, English and partly Tibetan, flap cover, 15×22 cm, 380g, 16,80€, ISBN: 978-3-942380-18-8
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Illuminating Sunshine dld

Downloads for: Illuminating Sunshine Buddhist funeral rituals of Avalokiteśvara translated by Martin Boord (Rig-‘dzin rdo-rje) with original artwork by Robert Beer & Jamji Shiwah   Downloads: In the book are mentioned following additional material for download as PDF: Body-mantra (82 … Continue reading

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Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche

H.H Khordong Terchen Tulku Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche was one of the highest Nyingmapa Lamas of his time. He was born in 1922 in the Kham Region of Tibet. When he was 4 years old, several highstanding Lamas, among them H.H. The 13th Dalai Lama, H.H. Minling Trichin and H.H. The Sakya Trichin confirmed that Chhimed Rigdzin is the 4th incarnation of the great Tertön Nudan Dorje Drophan Lingpa. The lineage of Nudan Dorje begins with Shariputra, one of the main disciples of Lord Buddha, and went on to Humkara, the pupil of Garab Dorje, and Khyechung Lotsawa, one of Padmasambhava‘s 25 main disciples. … Continue reading

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Radiant Aspiration (E-Book)

The Butterlamp Prayer by Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche with a Commentary by James Low Radiant Aspiration offers a clear introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist understanding of the nature of existence, exploring how to free ourselves from all that limits us. It provides a translation of a beautiful prayer which employs the symbolism of the ritual offering of butterlamps, where light is seen as the basis of the nonduality of all experience.
Since 2021 as an E-Book available for Kindle Fire or apps on Amazon only.
edition khordong im Wandel Verlag, Berlin, 2021, 224 pages, Kindle Ebook, 9,99€, 9,99£, 12,05US$, ISBN: 978-3-942380-62-1
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