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Autumn Selection
A landmark translation of the complete Mahamudra transmission texts of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, rendered into elegant English for the first time. Drawing on three generations of oral commentary from Rumtek Monastery, Dr. Whitmore's translation illuminates the subtlest levels of mind with scholarly precision and contemplative depth.
"One of the most important Buddhist texts to appear in English this decade." — Journal of Buddhist Studies
From the Journal
Scholarly essays, translations, and creative work from our current issue.
A fresh translation of Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's foundational lojong text, incorporating newly discovered manuscript variants from the Bhutanese National Library. With extensive notes on contested passages in the root text.
Read essay →The tension between Madhyamaka's rejection of inherent existence and the demands of a substantive Buddhist ethics has occupied philosophers for decades. This essay argues for a middle path that preserves conventional moral claims without reifying them.
Read essay →A young monk in a remote Ladakhi gompa receives an unexpected letter that will unravel his understanding of his own origins. A quietly devastating story about belonging, impermanence, and the strange mercy of loss.
Read essay →Our Mission
"We believe that the Buddhist literary traditions of Asia represent one of humanity's greatest intellectual and spiritual inheritances — and that the finest scholarship and translation can make them accessible without diminishing their depth."
— Helena Drummond-Scott, Founding Editor
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We welcome essays, translations, creative prose, and poetry engaging the Buddhist literary and philosophical traditions. Submissions are open year-round. Response time: 10–12 weeks.
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