Padmakara Translation Group

The Padmakara Translation Group and its publishing branch Editions Padmakara were established in 1987 to preserve and make available for a Western public the classics of Tibetan literature. Translators of many nationalities work under the direction of Tsétrul Péma Wangyal Rinpoche and Jigmé Khyentsé Rinpoche. Since 2001 Tsadra Foundation has been supporting the work of a number of the translators of this Translation Group.

Current Projects Supported
  • French translation of Wondrous Dance of Illusion (trans. Anne Benson)
  • Le Trésor de précieuses qualitiés, Book II, by Jigme Lingpa, commentary Kangyour Rinpoche (trans. Patrick Carré)
  • Le Choral des noms de Mañjuśrī, by Nyag Yeshe Zhonu (trans. Patrick Carré)
  • The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 15 – Miscellaneous Collections, Jamgön Kongtrul (trans. Stephen Gethin)
  • French translation of Shechen Gyaltsap Pema Namgyal’s commentary on the Vajrayana preliminary practices (trans. Christine Gethin)
French titles translated with the assistance of Tsadra Foundation
  • Mahasiddhas, La vie de 84 sages de l’Inde, Abhayadatta (trans. Christian Bruyat and Patrick Carré)
  • Le Précieux Ornement de la Libération, Gampopa Seunam Rinchen (trans. Christian Bruyat and Comité de traduction Padmakara) (partial sponsorship)
  • Les Cent conseils de Padampa Sangyé, Dilgo Khyentse (from the English translation by John Canti, trans. Patrick Carré) (partial sponsorship)
  • Petites instructions essentielles, Dudjom Rinpoche (trans. Patrick Carré)
  • Le Soleil de la confiance, La vie du Bouddha, Taranatha (trans. Anne Benson) (partial sponsorship)
  • Lettre à un ami, Nagarjuna, commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche (trans. Kim-Anh Lim)
  • Les Larmes du bodhisattva, Enseignements bouddhistes sur la consommation de chair animale, Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol (from the English translation by Helena Blankleder and Wulstan Fletcher, trans. Kim-Anh Lim, Patrick Carré, and Vincent Horeau)
  • Perles d’ambroisie (3 vols.), Kunzang Pelden (trans. Christian Bruyat and Patrick Carré)
  • Bodhicaryavatara, La Marche vers l’Éveil, Shantideva (trans. Christian Bruyat and Patrick Carré)
  • Les Stances fondamentales de la Voie médiane, Mûlamadhyamakakârikâ, Nagarjuna (trans. Patrick Carré)
  • The Root Stanzas on the Middle Way, Nagarjuna (trans. Helena Blankleder and Wulstan Fletcher)
  • Au cœur de la compassion, Gyalsé Thogmé Zangpo, commentary by Dilgo Khyentse (trans. Kim-Anh Lim and Patrick Carré)
  • Le Trésor de précieuses qualités (vol. 1), Jigmé Lingpa, commentaire de Longchen Yéshé Dorjé Kangyour Rinpoche (trans. Patrick Carré and Gwénola le Serrec)
  • Le Lotus blanc, Explication détaillée de la Prière en Sept Vers de Gourou Rinpoche, Mipham Namgyal (trans. Patrick Carré)

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