Richard Barron ( Lama Chökyi Nyima) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the writings of Longchenpa. He has served as an interpreter for many lamas from all four schools of

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, including his first teacher, Kalu Rinpoche. 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. He is currently engaged in a long-term project to translate the Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa. 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 (author): ''Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding''. Padma Publishing (1998) * Barron, Richard (trans), Longchen Rabjam (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), Longchen Rabjam (author): ''The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena (Chöying Dzöd)''. Padma Publishing (2006) * Barron, Richard (trans), Longchen Rabjam (author): ''The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions (Man-ngak Dzöd)'': Padma Publishing (2007). * Barron, Richard (trans), Longchen Rabjam (author): ''The Precious Treasury of Philosophical Systems'' (''Drupta Dzöd''): Padma Publishing (2008)

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