LADAKH STUDIES 12, Autumn 1999 - International Association for ...

Lo ’khor gyi deb 22 (Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Special Issue). 1997. The life of Rinchen Zangpo;
Rinchen Zangpo, the great personality in diffusing Buddhism in the later period; Rinchen
Zangpo’s contribution in the field of culture and literature; Alchi, the repository of art; Rinchen
Zangpo’s meeting with Atisha; Rinchen Zangpo’s foundations in Himachal Pradesh; Rinchen
Zangpo the introducer of new Tantra teachings; Rinchen Zangpo’s foundations in Ladakh.
Lo ’khor gyi deb 23. 1998. Padmasambhava; the importance of the days tses-bchu observance; the
disciples of Rinchen Zangpo; the life of Chanlung Tunrampa Lobzang Stanpa; the magpie; ‘Do
ghosts exist?’
Mallon, D.P. 1998. Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Ungulates in Ladakh, India. Ph.D. thesis,
Manchester Metropolitan University, 1998. Pp. x + 212, maps, figs. Research was carried out
in central Ladakh. The study species were Ladakh urial (ovis vignei) bharal (pseudois nayaur)
and Himalayan ibex (capra sibirica), with additional data on argali (ovis ammon) and kiang
(equus kiang).
Malyon, Tim. 1985. “Chilling Reality”. Crafts March 1985, pp. 36-37. London. Illustrated article
on the metal workers of Chilling.
Marczell, P.J.1999. “Csoma K_rösi’s Guides in Tibetan Learning from Rdzong khul dgon-pa, Zangs
dkar, with Special Reference to Tshul khrims rgya mthso.” In RROL8, pp. 271-281. Assesses
oral and literary sources on the identity and cultural background of Csoma’s teachers in
Zangskar.
Nawang Tsering Shakspo. 1999. “The Foremost Teachers of the Kings of Ladakh.” In RROL8, pp.
284-289. Discusses the Kings’ Buddhist teachers, with particular reference to the successive
incarnations of Stagtshang Raspa (1574-1651).
Peter, Prince of Greece and Denmark. 1950. “The Tibetan Tulku of Tikse.” Stepping Stones 1, No.
3, pp. 56-60. Kalimpong: Young Men’s Buddhist Association. Tells the story of an encounter
with the ‘mad tulku’ of Thikse in 1938. The ‘tulku’ subsequently left Thikse and became
successively a mechanic in Srinagar, and a policeman in Calcutta and Lhasa.
Pinault, David. 1999. “Muslim-Buddhist Relations in a Ritual Context: An Analysis of the Muharram
Procession in Leh Township, Ladakh.” In RROL8, pp. 290-312. Analyses the interaction
between Shia and Sunni Muslims as well as Buddhists in relation to the Muhurram rituals.
Rizvi, Janet. 1999. Trans-Himalayan Caravans. Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh.
New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 384 pp. A detailed historical examination of the history
and economics of Ladakh’s long-distance trade with Tibet and Turkestan, as well as the links
between Sham, Suru and Changthang. Based on both documentary and oral sources.
Rizvi, Janet. 1999. “The Trade in Pashm and Its Impact on Ladakh’s History.” In RROL8, pp. 317-
338. A historical overview of a key aspect of Ladakh’s economy.
Sanghasena, Bhikkhu. 1997. Rev Park Chung Soo. The Divine Mother. Leh: Mother Park Chung Soo
Charitable Trust. 213 pp. Introduces the work of a Korean Buddhist leader. Includes
information on her links with Ladakh, and letters from Ladakhi students.
Save the Children Fund (UK) n.d. Introducing the UN Convention on Rights of the Child. n.p.: SCF
(UK) North West India Programme. 60 pp. A Bodhi translation of the Convention.
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