Richard Barron (

Lama Lama (; "chief") is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term ''guru'', meaning "heavy one", endowed with qualities the student will eventually embody. The Tibetan word "lama" means "hig ...

Chökyi Nyima) is a Canadian

translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transl ...

who specializes in the writings of

Longchenpa Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer (), commonly abbreviated to Longchenpa (1308–1364, an honorific meaning "The Vast Expanse") was a Tibetan scholar-yogi of the Nyingma school ('Old School') of Tibetan Buddhism. According to tibetologist David Ge ...

. He has served as an interpreter for many lamas from all four schools of

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, including his first teacher,

Kalu Rinpoche Kalu Rinpoche (1905 – May 10, 1989) was a Buddhist lama, meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West. Early life and teachers Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 during the Female Woo ...

. He completed a traditional three year retreat in 1980 at Kagyu Ling in France, and later became a close student of the late

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Chagdud Tulku (, 1930–2002) was a Tibetan teacher of the Nyingma school of Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism. He was known and respected in the West for his teachings, his melodic chanting voice, his artistry as a sculptor and painter, and his skill ...

. He is currently engaged in a long-term project to translate the Seven Treasuries of

. He has been a Tsadra Foundation fellow since 2000. His other translations include ''Buddhahood Without Meditation'', ''The Autobiography of Jamgön Kongtrul'' and ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen lineage'' by Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.

Books and translations

* Barron, Richard (trans), Dudjom Lingpa (author): ''Buddhahood Without Meditation: A Visionary Account Known as Refining Apparent Phenomena (Nang-jang)''. Padma Publishing (1997) * Barron, Richard (trans),

Longchen Rabjam Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer (), commonly abbreviated to Longchenpa (1308–1364, an honorific meaning "The Vast Expanse") was a Tibetan scholar-yogi of the Nyingma school ('Old School') of Tibetan Buddhism. According to tibetologist David Germ ...

(author): ''Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding''. Padma Publishing (1998) * Barron, Richard (trans),

(author): ''A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission: A Commentary on the Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena'' Padma Publishing (2001) * Barron, Richard (trans); Nyoshul Khenpo, Jamyang Dorjé (author): ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage''. Padma Publishing (2006) * Barron, Richard (trans),

(author): ''The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena (Chöying Dzöd)". Padma Publishing (2006) * Barron, Richard (trans),

(author): ''The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions (Man-ngak Dzöd)'': Padma Publishing (2007). * Barron, Richard (trans),

(author): ''The Precious Treasury of Philosophical Systems'' (''Drupta Dzöd''): Padma Publishing (2008)

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