Description: A site to freely share my translations of Tibetan Buddhist texts, especially those relating to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection.
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Zang thal is a Tibetan Dzogchen term with a range of meanings including " totally open, unimpeded, transparent, directly penetrating", describing the clarity of awareness of our true Nature of Mind. It seemed to me a good name for this site, in which I aim to share my translations of Tibetan Buddhist texts and teachings, especially those relating to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. There is a growing interest in Dzogchen in the West, but there are still very many Dzogchen texts as yet untranslated. It is my
In addition to texts related to the Longchen Nyingthig Dzogchen lineage, you will also find here some of the earliest works of the Dzogchen Mind Series (sems sde) including "The Cuckoo of Awareness", traditionally said to be the first Dzogchen text to have been translated into Tibetan.
Also on the site is a page with notes on the Kham dialect and other matters of interest to those studying Tibetan, and a photo gallery of my travels over the years, on retreats and translating for various Tibetan lamas.