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Annotated Bibliography on Terma from the Tibetan Renaissance Seminar

by Luke Wagner based on a list of sources provided by David Germano. Please feel free to make any changes or suggestions. (last updated 5-2-07)

Tibetan sources and Terma added by Chelsea Hall from TBRC.org

Terma (gter ma)

Terma literally means "hidden treasure" and refers to objects and texts that were hidden and/or encoded in the past by advanced practitioners for the benefit of future generations. Terma can be hidden in physical places (ie., a rock, the earth, inside a statue, in the wall of a monastery) or in the mind. While various schools share in the treasure tradition (including Bön), it is most commonly associated with the Nyingma (rnying ma) school, which traces its roots to Padmasambhava, known to Tibetans as Guru Rinpoche. Treasure discoveries were made as early as the 9th century and Terma continue to be revealed today.

The current state of scholarship on terma seems limited considering the importance of terma in Tibetan Buddhism. There seems to be few attempts to address the way in which terma was received or rejected, which is one of the most intriguing aspects of the subject. Additionally, one of the major gaps in current scholarship on terma is that accounts of modern treasure revelation are rare, despite the fact that terma continues to be revealed in the present.

History and translations

Blondeau, Anne-Marie. 1980. "Analysis of the Biographies of Padmasambhava according to Tibetan Tradition: Classification of Sources", in Tibetan Studies in Honour of Hugh Richardson, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 1979, edited by Michael Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi, pp. 45-52. Warminster, England: Aris and Phillips. A brief account of the way in which contradictory biographies of Padmasambhava are accounted for and classified.

Davidson, Ronald M. 2005. Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture, New York: Columbia University Press. Chapter 6: Treasure Text, the Imperial Legacy and the Great Perfection (210-243).

Dorje, Gyurme. 1987. “The Guhyagarbhatantra and its XIVth Century Tibetan Commentary, phyogs bcu mun sel.” Ph.D. thesis at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. This is the principal Mahāyoga Tantra and was a target for polemical attacks on the Nyingma movement. Particularly focus on Chapter 15 for the Guhyagarbha's variation on the Rudra myth in its account of the origin and function of Buddhist wrathful deities.

Dowman, Keith (trans). 1978. The Legend of the Great Stupa of Boudhanath Kathmandu : Diamond Sow Publication. The summary on Virgo: The legend of the great stupa of Boudhanath near Kathmandu. Translated from the Tibetan terma of Sngags-'chang Sakya-bzang-po.

Dudjom Rinpoche, Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje. 1991. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History, Volume One. Translated and edited by Gyurme Dorje with the collaboration of Matthew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications. This contains biographies of Nyingma lamas during the time period 599-774 and refutation of polemics directed against the Nyingma school (887-942). Griffiths Review

Germano, David, and Gyatso, Janet. “Longchenpa and the Possession of the Ḍākinīs.” In Tantra in Practice. Ed. David Gordon White. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 239-265. 2000. An abridged translation of The Luminous Web of Precious Visions (mThong snang rin po che ‘od kyi drva ba) by Padma Ledreltsel (Longchenpa), a depiction of a ritual empowerment into esoteric Tantric practices, as well as a brief discussion of the treasure tradition and the role of Dakinis.

Hanna, Span. 1994. “Vast as the Sky: the Terma Tradition in Modern Tibet” in Tantra and Popular Religion in Tibet, edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Hamish Gregor and Elisabeth Stutchbury pp 1-13. New Delhi: International Acadamy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan. A first-hand account of a treasure revelation that took place in September 1986 in eastern Tibet.

Heller, Amy. 2001. “Terma of Dolpo: the Secret Library of Pijor" (rediscovery of 14th-15th Century manuscripts at Pijor, and efforts to restore Nesar Monastery and preserve its library) Orientations vol. 32 no. 10., Dec 2001, pp 64-71.

Prats, Ramon. 1980. "Some Preliminary Considerations Arising from a Biographical Study of the Early gTer-ston" in Tibetan Studies in Honour of Hugh Richardson, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 1979, edited by Michael Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi, pp. 256-260. Warminster, England: Aris and Phillips. A brief overview of some of the issues surrounding early treasure revealers and treasure texts. Of special importance is the implication that the texts represent an expression of dissent against the Sakyapa.

Reynolds, John M. (trans.). 2000. Self Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications. According to the publishers: "A text belonging to the same cycle of teachings as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this instruction on the method of "self-liberation" presents the essence of Dzogchen, "the Great Perfection," regarded in Tibet as the highest and most esoteric teaching of the Buddha. Teaching the attainment of Buddhahood in a single lifetime, this text was written and concealed by Guru Padmasambhava in the eighth century and rediscovered six centuries later by Karma Lingpa. The commentary by the translator is based on the oral teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche." Snow Lion Publications

Ruegg, David. 1984. “Some Problems in the Transmission of Vajrayana Buddhism in the Western Himalaya About the Year 1000”. In Acta Indologica vol. 6, pp. 369-381. This traces down some references to supposed heretical tantric figures in Western Tibet in the 11th century.

______ 1990. “The terma Tradition of the Nyingmapa School” Tibet Journal vol. 15 no. 4, Winter 1990, pp. 149-158.

Biographies

Aris, Michael. 1989. Hidden Treasures and Secret Lives : a Study of Pemalingpa (1450-1521) and the Sixth Dalai Lama (1683-1706). London: Kegan Paul International. Aris examines the autobiography of Pemalingpa, a Bhutanese treasure-revealer and one of the most important figures in Bhutanese history, and the "secret" biography of the Sixth Dalai Lama. He argues that Pemalingpa's revelations were fraudulent and that the secret biography is based on the claims of someone who impersonated the real Sixth Dalai Lama. Sherburne Review Thurman Review

Gyatso, Janet. 1998. Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary. Princeton: Princeton University Press. This is a study of the secret autobiographies of Jigme Lingpa, an 18th century Nyingma terton. It includes a translation of two of his autobiographies and an analysis of the autobiographical genre in Tibet. Jackson Review

Kunsang, Eric Pema (translator). 1993. The Lotus-Born: The Life of Padmasambhava. Boston: Shambhala. According to the publishers, this is the first English translation of "the complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet. The Lotus Born is a translation of a biography that was concealed as terma treasure…Also included are "A Clarification of the Life of Padmasambhava" by Tsele Natsok Rangdröl, an extensive glossary and index, and a bibliography of Tibetan and English sources."

Martin, Dan. 2001. Unearthing Bön Treasures: Life and Contested Legacy of a Tibetan Scripture Revealer. Leiden: Brill.

Karmay, Samten Gyaltshen. 1998. The Arrow and the Spindle: Studies in History, Myths, Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point.

Explanation or interpretation

Davidson, Ronald M. 2003. “Imperial Agency in the Gsar-ma Treasure Texts During the Tibetan Renaissance: The Rgyal po bla gter and Related Literature.” In Tibetan Buddhist Literature and Praxis: Studies in Its Formative Period, 900-1400, edited by Ronald M. Davidson and Christian Wedemeyer, pp. 125-148. Leiden: Brill. An overview of early explanations of Terma. Davidson argues that interpretations of early Terma should not be confounded with models from the 18th and 19th century. Instead, he argues that they were initially understood as the legacy of the Tibetan emperors and served to reestablish sacred spaces and the Imperial identity.

______ 2002. “Gsar-ma Apocrypha: Gray Texts, Oral Traditions, and the Creation of Orthodoxy.” In The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism, edited by Helmut Eimer and David Germano, pp. 203-24. Leiden: Brill.

Gyatso, Janet. 1986. "Signs, Memory and History: A Tantric Buddhist Theory of Scriptural Transmission" in The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, volume 9, number 2, pp. 7-35

______ 1993. "The Logic of Legitimation in the Tibetan Treasure Tradition" in History of Religions, volume 33, number 2, pp. 97-134.

______ 1994. “Guru Chos-dbang’s Gter ‘Byung Chen Mo: An early Survey of the Treasure Tradition and Its Strategies in Discussing Bon Treasure” in Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the 6th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, edited by Per Kvaerne, vol. I, pp. 533-44. Oslo: Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture. An introduction and overview of the gTer 'byung chen mo, composed by Guru Chos-dbang (1212-1270). Among the earliest theoretical studies of the Treasure tradition, the text is important because it typifies the way in which the Treasure tradition was legitimized in the thirteenth century and illustrates the way in which the Bon Treasure tradition was understood and classified. That Guru Chos-dbang classifies Bon treasures in the same way as Buddhist treasures underscores the fluidity of the relationship with the Bon tradition.

______1996. “Drawn from the Tibetan Treasury: The gTer ma Literature” in Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre, edited by José Ignacio Cabezón and Roger R. Jackson, pp. 147-69. Ithaca, N.Y.: Snow Lion.

Neumaier-Dargyay, Eva. 1977. The Rise of Esoteric Buddhism in Tibet. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas. In a review, Nathan Katz explains that this is an introduction to and translation of a chapter of a Tibetan work by Dudjom Rinpoche. He writes, "The author and translator open up for the reader this unique tradition, with a lucid Tibetan analysis of why these texts were concealed in the first place, what it means to be a gter ston, and the prophetic aspects of the tradition." Review

Kapstein, Matthew, T. 1989. "The Purifactory Gem and Its Cleansing: A Late Tibetan Polemical Discussion of Apocryphal Texts". In History of Religions, Vol. 28.

______ 2000. The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ch. 8 The Imaginal Persistence of the Empire (141-162) Terma: Indian background, Buddha voice

Mayer, Robert. 1994. “Scriptural Revelation in India and Tibet: Indian Precursors of the gTer-ma Tradition.” In Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the 6th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, edited by Per Kvaerne, vol. I, pp. 533-44. Oslo: Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture. Mayer argues that "the gter-ma tradition is primarily a Tibetan elaboration of Buddhist systems already well established in India many centuries before the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet." In other words, the predominant academic interpretation of the Treasure tradition rests upon a historical/sociological account of 11th century Tibet and should be expanded to include an understanding of the way in which these methods are in line with Indian scriptural traditions.

Paul, Robert. 1982. The Tibetan Symbolic World. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press. A resolutely Freudian reading of everything. Pp. 151-187 (Padmasambhava). Mumford Review

Thondup, Tulku. 1986. Hidden Teachings of Tibet: An Explanation of the Terma Tradition of the Nyingma School of Buddhism. London: Wisdom Publications. According to the publishers, "Included is a text written by the third Dodrup Chen Rinpoche which explains aspects and stages of the process of concealment and discovery of termas. It is a unique analysis of the transmission of wisdom represented by this type of sacred literature." Wisdom Publications

General

Davidson, Ronald M. 1990. “An Introduction to the Standards of Scriptural Authenticity in Indian Buddhism.” In, Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha, edited by Robert E. Buswell, pp 291-325. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press. While this chapter does not directly discuss Terma, it provides an overview of the underlying issues of authenticity and the ways in which developments in Buddhist doctrine have historically been legitimized.

_______1991. “Reflections on the Maheśvara Subjugation Myth: Indic Materials, Sa-skya-pa Apologetics, and the Birth of the Heruka". In The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 197-235.

Kapstein, Matthew, T. 1992. "Samantabhadra and Rudra: Innate Enlightenment and Radical Evil in Tibetan Rnying-ma-pa Buddhism." In Discourse and Practice, edited by David Tracy, pp. 51-82. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Lopez, Donald. 1995. "Authority and Orality in the Mahayana". In Numen, vol. 42 no. 1, pp. 21-47. Padmasambhava narratives

Macqueen, Graeme. 1982. “Inspired Speech in Early Mahayana Buddhism II.” Religion vol. 12 no. 1, pp. 49-65.

Terma

NOTE: the following are not restricted to the Renaissance period.

Famous Tertöns include Nyima Özer (nyi ma 'od zer, listed below) Zhang Tashi Dorjé (zhang bkra shis rdo rje), Nakla Sögyel (nag bla bsod rgyal), Jamgön Kongtrül (jam mgon kon sprul), Nyima Drakpa (nyi ma grags pa), Ratnalingpa (ratna gling pa), and Pemalingpa (pad ma gling pa).

Attributed to Nyima Özer (nyi ma 'od zer, 1136-1204)

• pad+ma 'byung gnas kyi rnam thar znags gling ma
• bdud rtsi 'od ldan gyi rgyud le'u bcu drug pa
• bka' brgyad bde 'dus 'byed par byed pa lde mig gi rgyud
• bka' brgyad bde 'dus ma tshangs pa kha bskang ba'i rgyud
• bka' brgyad bde 'dus phyi ma'i rgyud
• bka' brgyad bde 'dus rtsa ba'i rgyud
• bka' brgyad bde 'dus sngags rgyud phyi ma'i phyi ma
• bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i chos skor : the complete collection of the revelations of mna'-bdgag nan-al ni-ma-'od-zer setting forth the eight pronouncements (bka' brgyad) of the rnin-ma-pa tradition
  • gangtok sonam topgay kazi 1978-1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i chos skor ; the largest version of the bka' brgyad or eight pronouncement system of the rnin-ma-pa tradition
  • paro ngodrup 1979-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa
• bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa'i sgrub skor
  • bylakuppe pema norbu rinpoche 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang zangs gling ma
  • khreng tu'u si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang 1989 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma dmar khrid zhus lan
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• brtan ma bcu gnyis kyi mdos chen
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bsangs mchod gnam sa snang brgyad bdud rtsi'i sprin phung dgos 'dod char rgyun
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• byang chub sems dpa' sems dpa' chen po chos rgyal mes dbon rnam gsum gyi rnam thar rin po che'i 'phreng ba
  • paro ugyen tempai gyaltsen 1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• byis nad 'chos pa
• chos 'byung me tog snying po sbrang rtsi'i bcud
• chu 'gag sel ba ling tog dang mig nad sel ba sogs
• dpal ye shes kyi mgon po phyag bzhi pa'i chos skor
  • darjeeling lama dawa and chopal lama 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• drag po bde gshegs 'dus pa'i dregs pa'i srog dbang
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dri med bshags rgyud
• gnam sa snang brgyad 'gres byang
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gnyan nad dang dug nad rnams 'chos pa
• gsang sngags lam gyi rim pa gsal ba'i sgron me
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gsang sngags lam gyi rim pa gsal ba'i sgron me
  • khreng tu'u dmangs khrod dpe dkon sdud sgrig khang 2001 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gsang sngags nang gi lam rim rgya cher 'gyal pa sangs rgyas gnyis pa'i dgongs rgyan
  • leh s.w. tashigangpa 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru drag po bde gshegs 'dus pa'i bsnyen pa'i yi ge mdor dril ba 'khrul rtog bdud las rnam rgyal
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru drag po bde gshegs 'dus pa'i dbang bskur rgyas pa smin lam dbang gi rgyal po ma bu zung bsdebs kyi yi ge sgrib gnyis g.yul las rnam rgyal
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru drag po bde gshegs 'dus pa'i phrin las khyer bder bkod pa mi mthun phyogs las rnam rgyal
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru'i bka' thang zangs gling ma le'u zhe gcig pa
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru'i rnam thar don bsdus gsol 'debs
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• jo mo la gdams pa'i chos skor
  • paro, bhutan konchhog lhadripa 1983 (tbrc holdings 1)
• klad gzer bal nad khyi smyon sogs 'chos pa
• las tshogs spyi chings nor bu'i phreng ba
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• ma mgon bde brgyad kyi mchod phrin phrin las rnga sgra
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• man ngag gser gyi thur ma can
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• na rag bskang bshags
• nyang gter drag sgrub 'bring po me'i spu gri'i phrin las kyi byang bu gdug pa zil gnon
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• nyang gter snang bsangs gres byang
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rgyal mdos dkar po drug mdos kyi bca' thabs bdun bskyed spyan 'dren rnams
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rgyal mdos dkar po drug mdos kyi gzhung gshegs gsol dang bcas pa
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• smyog 'bog 'dul ba
• sri'u gso thabs
• thugs rje chen po 'gro ba 'dul ba las mngon shes mkha' 'gro'i sgrub thabs
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po'i sgo nas mig gi gsal byed nyang ston grub pa'i gter ma
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• tshe lam dpal ri'i gnas bstod
• yams nad bzlog pa
• ye shes kyi bya khyung dmar po'i sgrub thabs las tshogs rjes gnang dang bcas pa

Terma or Works Concerning Terma

• pad ma bka' thang
  • delhi chos spyod par skrun khang (tbrc holdings 1)
• pad ma gsang thig
  • tezu tibetan nyingmapa monastery 1973 (tbrc holdings 1)
• 'ja' tshon pod drug
  • darjeeling taklung tsetrul pema wangyal 1979-1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• 'ja' tshon pod drug
  • delhi ven. pema norbu rinpoche, nyingma monastery 1995 (tbrc holdings 1)
• 'jam dpal gshin rje'i gshed yang bzlog me'i spu gri'i chos skor
  • bir, h.p. d. tsondru senghe 1977-1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• a yan 'dul ba'i rtogs brjod
  • (khreng tu'u) si khron dpe skrun tshogs pa, si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang 2005 (tbrc holdings tbrc holds inkprint copy and digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files; scanned for preservation purpose only; not for distribution)
• bder gshegs rig 'dzin dgongs pa kun 'dus 'chi med gsang ba gsum dril
  • dolanji, himachal pradesh patshang lama sonam gyaltsen 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bdud mgon seng gdong, rnam sras mdung dmar, gza' rgod srog gi spu gri
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• biographical material concerned with the life and revelations of gter-chen ratna-glin-pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i chos skor : the complete collection of the revelations of mna'-bdgag nan-al ni-ma-'od-zer setting forth the eight pronouncements (bka' brgyad) of the rnin-ma-pa tradition
  • gangtok sonam topgay kazi 1978-1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' brgyad bde gsegs 'dus pa'i chos skor ; the largest version of the bka' brgyad or eight pronouncement system of the rnin-ma-pa tradition
  • paro ngodrup 1979-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' brgyad thugs kyi me long gi sgrub skor
  • thimphu kunsang topgyel and mani dorji 461 p. (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' rdzogs pa chen po yang zab dkon mchog spyi 'dus kyi skor
  • tezu, arunachal pradesh ngawang sonam 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang sde lnga
  • pe cin mi rigs dpe skrun khang 1986, 1997 printing (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang sde lnga
  • paro, bhutan ngodrup 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang sde lnga
  • new delhi international academy of indian culture 1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang sde lnga
  • new delhi international academy of indian culture 1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bka' thang sde lnga
  • darjeeling, w.b., india konchhog lhadripa 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma bka' brgyad yongs 'dus chos skor
  • sonada rangrik and konchhog lhadrpa 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma dgongs 'dus
  • gangtok sonam topgay kazi 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma dgons 'dus : a complete cycle of buddhist practice
  • paro lama ngodrup and sherab drimey 1981-1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma gu ru drag po : a cycle rnin ma pa buddhist practice belonging to the wrathful guru class
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma nor bu rgya mtsho chos skor
  • (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel chos skor (lo rgyus chos kyi mdo byan, zal gdams snin byan, phrin las 'brin po, skon ba bsdus pa g.yu zal ma, and phrin las snin po'i rnal 'byor)
  • new delhi karma chhophel 1973 (tbrc holdings 1)
• bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel las lo rgyus chos kyi mdo byang
  • paro lama pema tashi 1982-1986 (tbrc holdings 1)
• byan gter 'phags pa thugs rje chen po spyan ras gzigs 'gro ba kun grol gyi rtsa pod " a cycle practice focussing upon avalokitesvara in the form 'gro ba kun 'grol”
  • gangtok, sikkim bari longsal lama 588 p. (tbrc holdings 1)
• byan gter phur pa'i skor : a collection of texts from the revelations of rig-'dzin rgod-kyi-ldem-'phru-can
  • darjeeling lama dawa and chopal lama 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• byang gter 'phags pa thugs chen chen po spyan ras gzigs 'gro ba kun grol gyi rtsa pod
  • gangtok, sikkim bari longsal lama 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• collected rediscovered teachings of ratna-glin-pa
  • darjeeling taklung tsetrul pema wangyal 1977-1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dag pa'i gzigs pa nams snan mdzod khan skor dang rgya che'i gsun chos skor : visionary teachings and writings on buddhist practice of gter-chen ratna-glin-pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dag snang ye shes drwa ba las gnas lugs rang byung gi rgyud rdo rje'i snying po
  • thimphu kunsang topgay 1978 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dam can rdo rje legs pa : a cycle of rnin-ma-pa buddhist practice focussing upon the protective deity rdo-rje-legs-pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dam chos dgongs pa yongs 'dus
  • dalhousie damchoe sangpo 1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dam chos dgons pa yan zab kyi khrid dan sgrub skor : a collection of texts from the dam chos dgons pa yan zab revelations of gter-ston rin-chen-phun-tshogs
  • bylakuppe, karnataka state kagyupa monastery 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dmar khrid dug lnga rang grol gyi khrid rim
  • dolanji, dist. solan tibetan bonpo monastic community (1985?) (tbrc holdings 1)
• dpal mgon ma ning nag po dang ma mo sngags kyi srung ma
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• dpal ye shes kyi mgon po ma ning nag po'i chos skor
  • thimphu druk sherig press 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• drag po'i sngags sdebs snying gi me long
• drag sngags rgyas sdeb chen mo
• grub thob chen po'i thugs thig gi skor
  • thimphu, bhutan national library of bhutan 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gsang 'dus bla ma'i thugs sgrub kyi skor
  • paro ugyen tempai gyaltsen 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gsung 'bum/_dri med 'od gsal gling pa
• gsung thor/_nyi ma grags pa
  • bir, h.p. pema lodoe 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chen bdud 'dul rdo rje'i gter chos dbang chu'i mdzes rgyun bdud rtsi'i bum bzang
  • (delhi) nubpa publications 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_'gro 'dul gar dbang gling pa
  • (kaH thog) (mkhan po 'jam dbyangs) (2000) (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_brtul zhugs gling pa
  • new delhi khasdub gyatsho shashin 1977 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_chos skyong gling pa
  • bir, h.p. pema lodoe 1978-1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_dpa' bo chos dbyings rdo rje
  • (mgo log) (ta re lha mo?) (2000?) (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_dpa' bo chos dbyings rdo rje
  • gangtok dodrup sangey lama 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_dri med gling pa
  • thimphu kunsang topgey 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_mchog gyur gling pa
  • new delhi patshang lama sonam gyaltsen 1975-1980 (tbrc holdings tbrc holds digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files; tbrc's inkprint set is missing vol. 27)
• gter chos/_rang rig rdo rje
  • (khreng tu'u) (gzan dkar rin po che thub bstan nyi ma) (2005) (tbrc holdings tbrc holds inkprint and digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files)
• gter chos/_rdo rje bde chen gling pa
  • (khreng tu'u) (s.n.) (2000?) (tbrc holdings tbrc holds digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files)
• gter chos/_rdo rje drag po
  • darjeeling kargyud sungrab nyamso khang 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_rdo rje thogs med
  • kalimpong dupjung lama 1978 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gter chos/_se ra mkha' 'gro bde ba'i rdo rje
  • (s.l.) (s.n.) (2005) (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru drag po rdo rje drag rtsal
  • new delhi b. jamyang norbu 1971 (tbrc holdings 1)
• gu ru pad ma 'i rnam thar dang 'brel ba'i zab mo gter gyi rnam gzhag
  • (khreng tu'u) mi rigs dus deb (tbrc holdings 1)
• khrag 'thung ma ha gu ru padma drag po'i chos skor and other revelations
  • darjeeling chopal lama 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• khro bo lha rgod thog pa'i bsnyen sgrub las gsum gyi skor
  • dolanji, h.p. tshultrim Tashi 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• klong chen snying thig gi 'don cha (rdo grub dgon gi lugs)
  • gangtok pema thinley for dodrup chen rinpoche 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• klong gsal gsang ba snying bcud
  • thimphu, bhutan kunsang tobgeyl 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• klong gsal mkha' 'gro snying thig
  • darjeeling chopal lama 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• klong gsal snying po'i zab gter gsung 'bum
  • darjeeling kargyud sungrab nyamso khang 1997 (tbrc holdings 1)
• man ngag bi ma snying thig 'bring po
• mchog gling bde chen zhig po gling pa yi zab gter yid bzhin nor bu'i mdzod chen po
  • kathmandu, nepal ka-nying shedrub ling monastery (2004?) (tbrc holdings tbrc holds inkprint set and digitally scanned images; scanned for preservation purposes only; not for distribution)
• mgon po tshogs bdag glang sna'i sgrub skor
  • bylakuppe pema norbu rinpoche 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• mkha' 'gro bdud 'dul drag mo
  • new delhi b. jamyang norbu 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• mkha' 'gro dgongs pa kun 'dus kyi skor
  • ochghat, distt. solan tashi dorje 1983 (tbrc holdings 1)
• mkha' 'gro gsang ba kun 'dus kyi chos skor
  • gangtok gonpo tsetan lama 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• mkha' 'gro gsang ba ye shes kyi chos skor
  • new delhi sanje dorje 1974-1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• mtsho rgyal skor, rtsa gsum 'bras bu'i don khrid, zab lam gsang 'dus, phyag rgya chen po nyi ma'i snying po
  • bylakuppe, mysore pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• nyag bla pad ma bdud 'dul gyi gter chos skor
  • (tbrc holdings 1)
• o rgyan gu ru pad+ma 'byung gnas zhes bya ba'i rnam thar bcu gnyis dri ma med pa'i rgyan
  • jeerango, distt. ganjam, orissa thubten mondolling monastery 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• o rgyan mchog gyur bde chen gling pa'i zab gter rnams kyi mtshams sbyor khol phyung du bkod pa nor bu'i rgyan stegs
  • paro lama ngodrup 1979-1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• pad ma gling pa'i gter skor
  • new delhi ngawang topgay 1975- (tbrc holdings tbrc holds inkprint volumes and digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files)
• phur pa spu gri reg gcod kyi bstod bskul
• phur pa yang gsang bla med
  • bylakuppe, mysore pema norbu rinpoche 1984-1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• phyi sgrub thugs rje chen po 'gro ba kun grol ; nang sgrub rig 'dzin gdung sgrub
  • delhi lama dawa 1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdo rje gling pa'i gter chos
  • paro dodrup sangye lama 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdo rje gling pa'i zab gter rnams dang mjal ba'i rnam thar dang gsung thor
  • thimphu druk shesrig press 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdo rje phag mo'i zab khrid kyi chos skor
  • gangtok, sikkim lama dawa and sherab gyaltsen 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdo rje snying po sprin gyi thol glu
• rdor sems thugs kyi me lon and zab tig chos dbyins ran gsal
  • new delhi rta-rna bla-ma 1974 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdor sems thugs kyi me long dang thugs rje chen po rtsa gsum snying thig
  • darjeeling lama chopal 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdzogs chen klong gsal snying thig : a cycle rdzogs chen practice
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdzogs chen sde gsum skor ; revelations of a system of dzogchen practice forming a part of the precepts known as the bai ro tsa na'i snin thig
  • bir tibetan khampa industrial society 1974 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rdzogs chen sems phyogs skor
• rig 'dzin gdung sgrub kyi chos skor
  • gangtok, sikkim bari longsal lama 1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rig 'dzin padma glin pa yi zab gter chos mdzod rin po che
  • thimphu kunsang tobgay 1975-1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rin chen gter mdzod chen mo : a reproduction of the stod-lun mtshur-phu redaction of 'jam-mgon kon-sprul's great work on the unity of the gter ma traditions of tibet, with supplemental texts from the dpal-spuns redaction and other manuscripts
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rin chen gter mdzod dbang gi bsham bkod lag len
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1976-1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rta mgrin nA ga bdud 'dul
• rta mgrin yang gsang khros pa gsang ba 'dus pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rta phag yid bzhin nor bu
  • tezu, arunachal pradesh ngawang sonam 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rtsa gsum 'od gsal snying thig
  • paro kyichu temple 1982 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rtsa gsum sgrub skor gces btus : a collection of rare sadhana practice for the three roots of esoteric buddhism
  • paro ngodrup and sherab drimay 1977-1981 (tbrc holdings 1)
• rtsa gsum yi dam dgons 'dus :a collection of nyingmapa teachings
  • new delhi d. gyaltsen and k. lekshay 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• sgyu 'phrul lcags byang ma'i chos skor : a collection rdo rje sems dpa' and zi khro precepts
  • bir pema lodoe 1975 (tbrc holdings 1)
• sku gsum dgongs 'dus
  • new delhi samdrup tshering 2002 (tbrc holdings 1)
• spo bo gter ston bdud 'dul rdo rje'i zab gter gsung 'bum
  • darjeeling kargyud sungrab nyamso khang 1997 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thang stong snyan brgyud
  • new delhi trayang 1973 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected gter ma rediscoveries gter chen bdud 'joms gling pa
  • kalimpong dupjung lama 1978 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected revelations (gter chos) bdud 'joms drag snags glin pa
  • bir, distt. kangra, tulku pema lodoe 1983-1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected revelations (gter chos) of se ra mkha' 'gro bde chen rdo rje
  • kalimpong dupjung lama 1978 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected treasure-text of bdud-'joms-gling-pa
  • thimphu, bhutan lama kuenzang wangdue 2004 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected visionary revelations and textual rediscoveries (gter chos) of las-rab-glin-pa alias nag-bla bsod-rgyal (1856-1926)
  • bylakuppe pema norbu rinpoche 1985- (tbrc holdings 1)
• the collected works pad ma bdud 'dul rdo rje'i chos skor
  • new delhi pal-lden sa-kya'i sung-rab book publication 1993 (tbrc holdings 1)
• the tibetan book the dead
  • new york viking 2006 (tbrc holdings 1)
• theg rim grub mtha' g.yu sngon zab pa
• thugs rje chen po 'khor ba las sgrol gyi chog sgrigs
  • gangtok, sikkim dzongsar chhentse labrang 1983 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po 'khor ba las sgrol gyi chos skor
  • gangtok sherab gyaltsen lama 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po gsang ba 'dus pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po gsang ba 'dus pa'i chos skor
  • bir, h.p. kandro 1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po gsang ba 'dus pa'i zhal skong
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po ngan song rang grol
  • tezu, arunachal pradesh ngawang sonam 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs rje chen po rtsa gsum snying thig
  • dalhousie, h.p. damchoe sangpo 1985 (tbrc holdings tbrc holds digitally scanned images, tiffs and pdf files)
• thugs sgrub drag po rtsal gyi chos skor
  • gangtok, sikkim bari longsal lama 1980 (tbrc holdings 1)
• thugs sgrub yang snying 'dus pa
  • bylakuppe, mysore, india pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• tibetan treasure literature
  • ithaca, new york snow lion publications 2005 (tbrc holdings 1)
• treasury of revelations and teachings of gter-chen mchog-gyur-bde-chen-glin-pa
  • paro lama pema tashi 1982-1986 (tbrc holdings 1)
• tshe sgrub rdo rje phreng ba and tshe sgrub gsang ba 'dus pa
  • two cycles of rnin-ma-pa buddhist practice used in life prolongation rituals
  • bylakuppe, mysore pema norbu rinpoche 1984 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zab chos bdun pa sbas yul sgo 'byed yid bzhin 'pod 'phro'i sgrub skor
  • bir sonam topga 1974 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zab chos bdun pa sbas yul sgo 'byed yid bzin 'od 'phro'i sgrub skor las tshogs dan bcas pa
  • a collection of rare nyingmapa teachings
  • delhi ngawang sonam 1972 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zab chos zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol las thos grol skor
  • (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro dgongs pa kun 'dus
  • dehra dun, u.p. trinley jamtso 1985 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro dgongs pa kun 'dus
  • dolanji, h.p. lopon tenzin namdak 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol
  • new delhi (konchok lhadrepa) 1994 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol
  • kalimpong mani dorji 1979 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol gyi chos skor
  • delhi sherab lama (1975)-1976 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zhi khro ye shes mthong grol
  • gangtok, sikkim bla-ma zla-ba and sherab gyaltsen 1983 (tbrc holdings 1)
• zla gsang srog 'dus nag po bk