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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*dge-'dun chos-'phel, ''Guide to Sacred Places in India'', translated by [[Dhongthog Rinpoche|T.G. Dhongthog Rinpoche]] and Kalzang Dolkar (Abby Petty), Sapan Institute, 1997
*Dge-'Dun-chos-'phel, A-mdo, ''The White Annals'', translated by Samten Norboo, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1978
*Dge-'Dun-chos-'phel, A-mdo, ''The White Annals'', translated by Samten Norboo, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1978
*Gendün Chöphel, ''An Ornament of the Thought of Nāgārjuna Clarifying the Core of Madhyamaka'', translated by Pema Wangjié and Jean Mulligan, Shang Shung Edizioni, 2005, second revised edition 2006
*Gendün Chöphel, ''An Ornament of the Thought of Nāgārjuna Clarifying the Core of Madhyamaka'', translated by Pema Wangjié and Jean Mulligan, Shang Shung Edizioni, 2005, second revised edition 2006

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Gendün Chöpel, photo courtesy of Tibet Foundation

Gendün Chöpel (Wyl. dge 'dun chos 'phel) - One of the most original thinkers in Tibetan history, Gendün Chöpel was a philosopher, historian, artist, translator, traveller and a campaigner for the modernisation of Tibet. He translated the Dhammapada from Pali into Tibetan. His life is documented in the film Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet (2005).

Further Reading

  • dge-'dun chos-'phel, Guide to Sacred Places in India, translated by T.G. Dhongthog Rinpoche and Kalzang Dolkar (Abby Petty), Sapan Institute, 1997
  • Dge-'Dun-chos-'phel, A-mdo, The White Annals, translated by Samten Norboo, Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1978
  • Gendün Chöphel, An Ornament of the Thought of Nāgārjuna Clarifying the Core of Madhyamaka, translated by Pema Wangjié and Jean Mulligan, Shang Shung Edizioni, 2005, second revised edition 2006
  • Dhammapada (Tibetan Translation Series), Dharma Publishing, 1985
  • Gedün Chöpel, Tibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual Healing, translated by Jeffrey Hopkins, Snow Lion, 1992
  • Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel, University Of Chicago Press, 2005
  • Irmgard Mengele, Dge Dun Chos Phel: A Biography of the 20th Century Tibetan Scholar, Paljor Publications, India, 1999
  • Heather Stoddard, Le mendiant de l'Amdo, Societe d'ethnographie (1985)
  • Tibet Foundation Newsletter 41, Centenary of Gendun Choephel by Tsering Shakya, http://www.tibet-foundation.org/nl/index.php