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− | The [[Blue Annals]] ([[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[དེབ་ཐེར་སྔོན་པོ]]}}, Wylie: [[deb ther sngon po'' | + | {{Seealso|Blue Annals of Go Lotsawa Zonnu Pal|}} |
+ | The [[Blue Annals]] ([[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[དེབ་ཐེར་སྔོན་པོ]]}}, Wylie: ''[[deb ther sngon po]]'') completed in 1476, written by [[Gö Lotsāwa Zhönnu Pel]] ([[gos lo tsā ba gzhon nu dpal]], 1392–1481), is a [[Tibetan]] historical survey with a marked '{{Wiki|ecumenical}}' ([[Tibetan]]: [[Rimé]]) [[view]], focusing on the dissemination of various {{Wiki|sectarian}} [[spiritual]] [[traditions]] throughout [[Tibet]]. | ||
An {{Wiki|English}} translation by {{Wiki|George de Roerich}} with help from {{Wiki|Gendün Chöphel}} was published in 1949 and has since remained one of the most widely consulted sources on the {{Wiki|history}} of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] up to the fifteenth century. | An {{Wiki|English}} translation by {{Wiki|George de Roerich}} with help from {{Wiki|Gendün Chöphel}} was published in 1949 and has since remained one of the most widely consulted sources on the {{Wiki|history}} of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] up to the fifteenth century. | ||
− | The | + | The {{Wiki|Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library}} is working on a new online translation of the [[Blue Annals]]. |
− | A similar work from a later period is Thuken Chökyi Nyima's | + | A similar work from a later period is [[Thuken Chökyi Nyima's]] [[Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems]] ([[grub mtha' shel gyi me long]]), completed in 1802. Thuken is more slanted in favor of the [[Gelug school]], but he nonetheless provides broad and useful historical [[information]], relying heavily on the [[Blue Annals]] himself. A complete {{Wiki|English}} translation is available January 2009 and a {{Wiki|Chinese}} translation is online. |
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
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The following {{Wiki|modern}} editions are in print: | The following {{Wiki|modern}} editions are in print: | ||
− | * | + | * Chandra, Lokesh (Ed. & Translator)(1974). The [[Blue Annals]]. International Academy of {{Wiki|Indian Culture}}, {{Wiki|New Delhi}}. This edition is a reproduction from block prints kept at Dbus gtsang Kun bde gling [[Monastery]], {{Wiki|Lhasa}}. The colophon (Chandra 970; Chengdu 1271; [[Roerich]] 1093) was composed by Rta tshag 8 Ye shes blo bzang bstan pa’i mgon po (1760–1810). |
− | * Chengdu (Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang) (1984). deb ther sngon po. Two volumes, paginated continuously. According to Martin (1997), this {{Wiki|modern}} edition is based upon the Kun bde gling blockprint, and collated with the edition of Dga’ ldan | + | * Chengdu (Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang) (1984). deb ther sngon po. Two volumes, paginated continuously. According to Martin (1997), this {{Wiki|modern}} edition is based upon the Kun bde gling blockprint, and collated with the edition of Dga’ ldan chos ‘khor gling Monastery, [[Amdo]]. |
− | * [[Roerich]], George N. and | + | * [[Roerich]], George N. and {{Wiki|Gendün Chöphel}} (Translator) (1988). The [[Blue Annals]] by [[Gö Lotsawa]]. {{Wiki|Motilal Banarsidass}}, {{Wiki|Delhi}}, 1976, Reprint in 1979. [reprint of {{Wiki|Calcutta}}, {{Wiki|Royal Asiatic Society}} of {{Wiki|Bengal}}, 1949, in two volumes]. |
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The Blue Annals (Tibetan: དེབ་ཐེར་སྔོན་པོ, Wylie: deb ther sngon po) completed in 1476, written by Gö Lotsāwa Zhönnu Pel (gos lo tsā ba gzhon nu dpal, 1392–1481), is a Tibetan historical survey with a marked 'ecumenical' (Tibetan: Rimé) view, focusing on the dissemination of various sectarian spiritual traditions throughout Tibet.
An English translation by George de Roerich with help from Gendün Chöphel was published in 1949 and has since remained one of the most widely consulted sources on the history of Tibetan Buddhism up to the fifteenth century.
The Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library is working on a new online translation of the Blue Annals.
A similar work from a later period is Thuken Chökyi Nyima's Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems (grub mtha' shel gyi me long), completed in 1802. Thuken is more slanted in favor of the Gelug school, but he nonetheless provides broad and useful historical information, relying heavily on the Blue Annals himself. A complete English translation is available January 2009 and a Chinese translation is online.
Editions
The following modern editions are in print:
- Chandra, Lokesh (Ed. & Translator)(1974). The Blue Annals. International Academy of Indian Culture, New Delhi. This edition is a reproduction from block prints kept at Dbus gtsang Kun bde gling Monastery, Lhasa. The colophon (Chandra 970; Chengdu 1271; Roerich 1093) was composed by Rta tshag 8 Ye shes blo bzang bstan pa’i mgon po (1760–1810).
- Chengdu (Si khron mi rigs dpe skrun khang) (1984). deb ther sngon po. Two volumes, paginated continuously. According to Martin (1997), this modern edition is based upon the Kun bde gling blockprint, and collated with the edition of Dga’ ldan chos ‘khor gling Monastery, Amdo.
- Roerich, George N. and Gendün Chöphel (Translator) (1988). The Blue Annals by Gö Lotsawa. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1976, Reprint in 1979. [reprint of Calcutta, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1949, in two volumes].