Bulletin of Tibetology
The Bulletin of Tibetology is published bi-annually by the
Director, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (www.tibetology.net),
Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Editorial Board for this journal include
Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Acharya Samten Gyatso, Saul
Mullard, Brigitte Steinmann, Tashi Tsering, Mark Turin, and Roberto Vitali. The
editor is Anna Balikci-Denjongpa and the Director of the Institute, Rinpoche
Tashi Densapa, acts as an advisor to the journal.
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of the people of the Tibetan cultural area, and in particular articles
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2023 Volume 54, Number 1
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2022 Volume 53, Number 1
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2021 Volume 52, Number 1
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2015 Volume 51, Numbers 1 & 2
- Full Download (92 MB)
2014 Volume 50, Numbers 1 & 2: Special Issue
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2013 Volume 49, Number 1
- Full Download (96 MB)
- Cover, contents (699 kb)
- Editorial (1 MB)
- Nyang ral Nyi ma 'od zer and the testimony of Ba (23 MB)
author: Lewis Doney - Lost and found: A fourteenth century discussion of then available sources on gNubs chen sangs rGyas ye shes (11 MB)
author: Jacob P. Dalton - Spreading the sNying thig Teachings: The biographical account of rDzogs chen pa bSod nams rin chen (1491-1559) (16 MB)
author: Franz-Karl Ehrhard - History of forgotten Mother-Monastery of the rNying ma school: dPal ri monastery in Tibetan valley of the emperors (23 MB)
author: Marc-Henri Dorche - Sojourning in the valley of happiness: Shedding new light on the sBas yul sKyid mo lung (19 MB)
author: Nikolai Solmsdorf - Book Reviews: Opening the hidden land. State formation and the construction of Sikkimese history (2 MB)
author: Francoise Pommaret - Notes on Contributors (1001 kb)
2012 Volume 48, Number 2
- Full Download (9 MB)
- Cover, contents (271 kb)
- Editorial (158 kb)
- Spirit-Mediumship in Upper Tibet: The vocation of one expert practitioner (4 MB)
author: John Vincent Bellezza - Lamayuru (Ladakh) - Chenrezik Lhakhang the Bar do thos grol illustrated as a mural painting (2 MB)
author: Kristin Blancke - The introduction to music to delight all the sages, the medical history of Drakkar Taso Trulku Chokyi Wangchuk (1775-1837) (618 kb)
author: Stacey Van Vleet - In memory of Ellis Gene Smith (2 MB)
author: Tashi Tsering - Book Reviews: dGon rabs kun gsal nyi snang The histories of Ladakh monasteries (263 kb)
author: Roberto Vitali - Notes on Contributors (263 kb)
2012 Volume 48, Number 1
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- Cover, contents (257 kb)
- Editorial (158 kb)
- Sidekyong Tulku and the making of Sikkim for the 1911 Delhi Durbar (4 MB)
author: Emma Martin - A short communication about the 1908 'bras ljongs rgyal rabs (15 MB)
author: Tashi Tsering - Tibetan perceptions of a foreign cult: The sandalwood statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, known as the Tsan Dan Jo Bo (11 MB)
author: Roberto Vitali - Notes on Contributors (221 kb)