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Phase one of the project, jointly supported by the <a href="https://khyentsefoundation.org/">Khyentse Foundation</a> and Tertön Sogyal Trust, ran from 2019 to 2023. During this four-year period 500 English translations were completed—an unprecedented achievement for such an initiative. While the project is on pause before the second phase begins, the focus is on completing unpublished drafts and translating texts into other languages. </div> <div class="tags"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/">Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home-card"> <div class="left"><img src="/Images/Rigdzin_Dupa_TST_collection.jpg"></div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/about/longchen-nyingtik-project">Longchen Nyingtik Project</a></div> <div class="blurb"> The aim of this project is to translate into English the core texts of the <a href="/topics/longchen-nyingtik/">Longchen Nyingtik</a> (<i>klong chen snying thig</i>), or Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse—the cycle of treasure (<i>terma</i>) revealed by <a href="/tibetan-masters/jigme-lingpa/">Jigme Lingpa</a> (1729/30–1798) in Central Tibet in the eighteenth century. The project is endorsed by a number of lamas, including <a href="/tibetan-masters/shechen-rabjam-rinpoche/">Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche</a>, and led by <a href="/translators/han-kop/">Han Kop</a>. </div> <div class="tags"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/longchen-nyingtik/">Longchen Nyingtik</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/tibetan-masters/jigme-lingpa/">Jigme Lingpa</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home-card"> <div class="left"><img src="/Images/Longchenpa_HAR.jpg"></div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/about/nyingtik-yabzhi-project">Nyingtik Yabzhi Project</a></div> <div class="blurb"> Funded by the <a href="https://www.tsadra.org/">Tsadra Foundation</a>, this multi-year project aims to translate several key texts from the crucially important collection of Dzogchen material known as the Nyingtik Yabzhi (<i>snying thig ya bzhi</i>), or Fourfold Heart Essence – <a href="/topics/vima-nyingtik/">Vima Nyingtik</a>, <a href="/topics/lama-yangtik/">Lama Yangtik</a>, <a href="/topics/khandro-nyingtik/">Khandro Nyingtik</a>, <a href="/topics/khandro-yangtik/">Khandro Yangtik</a> and <a href="/topics/zabmo-yangtik">Zabmo Yangtik</a>. The project began in September 2023 and its chief advisor is <a href="/tibetan-masters/alak-zenkar/">Alak Zenkar Rinpoche</a>. </div> <div class="tags"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/vima-nyingtik/">Vima Nyingtik</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/lama-yangtik/">Lama Yangtik</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/khandro-nyingtik/">Khandro Nyingtik</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/khandro-yangtik/">Khandro Yangtik</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home-card"> <div class="left"><img src="/Images/Khenpo_Ngakchung_update.jpg"></div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/about/khenchen-ngakchung-counsels-project">Khenchen Ngawang Palzang's Counsels Project</a></div> <div class="blurb"> <a href="/tibetan-masters/khenchen-ngawang-palzang/">Khenchen Ngawang Palzang’s</a> (1879–1941) counsels are relatively straightforward, often confessional, and infused with a melancholy that he imparts to his students, urging them to turn away from saṃsāra. Translator <a href="/translators/joseph-mcclellan/">Joseph McClellan</a> is steadily working his way through these writings, which comprise the second volume of Ngawang Palzang's nine-volume Collected Works, with the help of Bhutanese editor Ninjyed N.T.. </div> <div class="tags"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/tibetan-masters/khenchen-ngawang-palzang/">Khenchen Ngawang Palzang</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/advice/">Advice</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="further-info2"></div> </div> <div class="sepcol right-single"></div> </div> <div class="footer-container"><div class="footer"> <div class="larger"> <h2><a href="/donations">DONATIONS</a></h2> If you find this site useful, please consider helping us to achieve our goal of translating more classic works from the Buddhist tradition and making them freely available. <span class="patreon"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LotsawaHouse">Please support us on Patreon.</a></span> </div> <div> <h2>Quick Links</h2> <a class="one" href="/words-of-the-buddha/">Words of the Buddha</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/indian-masters/">Indian Masters</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/tibetan-masters/">Tibetan Masters</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/topics/">Topics</a> <h2><a href="/other/digitaltibetan">Tools</a></h2> </div> <div> <h2>Other Sites</h2> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://84000.co/">84000</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.rigpawiki.org/">Rigpa Wiki</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.himalayanart.org/">Himalayan Art</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.bdrc.io/">Buddhist Digital Resource Center</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://treasuryoflives.org/">Treasury of Lives</a> </div> <div class="tiny"> <h2>Social</h2> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/lotsawahouse.org">Bluesky</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/lotsawahouse">Facebook</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/lotsawa.house/">Instagram</a> <br><br><a class="one" href="/about/terms">Terms of Use</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/about/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> </div> <div class="larger"> <h2><a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license">LICENSE</a></h2> <p class="license-txt">This work is licensed under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. <p class="issn">ISSN 2753-4812</p> </div> </div></div> <div id="burger-open"></div> <div id="tasty-cookies"> This website uses cookies to collect anonymous usage statistics and enhance the user experience. <div class="options"> <div class="button decline" onclick="cookies(false)">Decline</div> <div class="button ok" onclick="cookies(true)">Accept</div> </div> </div>  <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-131333420-1'); </script> <script src="/Static/lh5.0-min.js"></script> <script> lh_init({ nav: '/nav2.inc', restricted: false, lang: 'en' }); </script> </body></html>