Current
Projects
Last update: October 29, 2005 |
Estimated
Costs/needs
( in U$ ) |
Currently
Promised/paid
( in U$) |
1 |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama accepted
our request for Kalachakra teachings!
We hope to present His Holiness with a gift, money will be needed
to sponsor the teachings, tea for the Sangha, texts as handouts
for students and if possible a translation of the main commentary
etc. |
? Translator
saught |
approx. 700 |
2 |
Translating the text: dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i spyi
don gyi sgo nas gtan la 'bebs par byed pa'i legs bshad bstan pa'i
rgya mtsho, written by stag tshang lo tsA ba shes rab rinchen.
This translation was suggested by Jhado Rinpoche end 2004, it
is a precious 540-page General Explanation of Kalachakra |
Translator saught
costs unclear still |
0 |
3 |
Transcript of Jhado Rinpoche's teachings in Paris,
November 2002 on the Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga |
help
needed with editing |
transcript ready |
4 |
Stainless Light Project: producing audio
CDs from detailed teachings by Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche on the
Vimalaprabha (Tibetan). Phase 1 (completed).
Phase 2: extract commentary from the lung and
compile a separate set of CDs. Project led by Lorraine Lester
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Phase 1: 1,300 U$
Phase 2: to follow |
Ph 1:
complete
Ph2: 100 Paid |
5 |
Costs for our website-server & domain name |
approx. 120U$/yr. |
Paid
for 2007 |
6 |
Setting up a Kalachakra Archive of (rare) texts
of all lineages - Research to be done on possibilities. Maybe
photocopies/digitised texts/keyed-in texts etc.; this could be
an extensive project to preserve the traditional texts!! |
no fixed budget
help needed |
0 |
7 |
Developing a consistent vocabulary and format
for Kalachakra sadhanas and commentaries |
costs unclear help
needed |
limited start, possibly a separate
part of the website |
8 |
Editing existing texts for consistent vocabulary,
easy recitation and proper diacritics (see also 7) |
help needed
costs minimal |
work in progress |
9 |
Translation of our "Memorandum
of Intent" into Tibetan |
translator needed |
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10 |
Making Kalachakra teachings available in audio for download |
quality recordings required |
limited funds required |
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Projects
on Hold
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Reason |
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Translation of the complete Kalachakra Laghutantra and Vimalaprabha:
- note: we heard rumours that Vesna Wallace plans to translate
the last remaining untranslated parts |
possibly not needed / in progress by others?
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