Chökyi Gyatso Translation Committee

The Chökyi Gyatso Translation Committee presently consisting of Lodrö Sangpo, Migme Chödrön and Lodrö Palmo, was recognized and named by the Abbot of Gampo Abbey, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, in 2004. The Committee has worked on and is currently engaged in translating mainly from German and French into English and from English into French. In the future, it is hoped that Abbey monastics will translate the Tibetan Dulwa (Vinaya) as has been suggested by The Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche.

Lodrö Sangpo under the supervision of Professor Steinkellner (Vienna) is completing the translation of Erich Frauwallner's "Die Philosophie des Buddhismus" ("The Philosophy of Buddhism") from German and has completed Louis de La Vallée Poussin's rendition in French of Vasubandhu's voluminous "Abhidharmakosha".

Migme Chödrön has completed translations from the French of Rahula's rendition of Asanga's "Abhidharmasamuccaya", Etienne Lamotte's rendition of Asanga's "Mahayanasamgraha" and his rendition of Kumarajiva/Nagarjuna's "Mahayanaprajnaparamitashastra", Louis de la Vallee Poussin's version of Hiuan tsang's "Vijnaptimatratasiddhi" and Andre Bareau's "Les Sectes Bouddhiques du Petit Vehicule".

The texts translated by Ani Migme Chödrön may be requested for personal study by emailing Ani Migme

Lodrö Palmo has completed the translation into French of the root text of "The 3rd Karmapa's Nyingpo Tenpo (Treatise on Buddha-Essence)" with commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. She has also revised the French translation of the sound-track of movie-producer Leslie Patton's film entitled "The Words of my Perfect Teacher".


William S. Waldron* professor at Middlebury College (Vermont) has been teaching at Gampo Abbey. He has provided the following texts of interest:

Common Ground, Common Cause: Buddhism and Science on the Afflictions of Self-Identity (PDF)

The Co-arising of Self and Object, World, and Society: Buddhist and Scientific Approaches (PDF)

Buddhist Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Thinking about "Thoughts without a Thinker" (PDF)

How Innovative is the Alayavijnana? (PDF) Colour version optimized for screen viewing.

How Innovative is the Alayavijnana? (PDF) Black text version optimized for printing.

* William S. Waldron received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of Wisconsin after studying extensively in India, Nepal, and Japan. He currently teaches South Asian religions and Buddhist philosophy at Middlebury College, Vermont. His research areas include the Yogacara school of Indian Buddhism, and comparative psychologies and philosophies of mind.