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  1. Robert George Elder's doctoral dissertation Columbia University, 1978,
  2. Michael Martin Kalff's doctoral dissertation Columbia University, 1979
  3. David Barton Gray's doctoral dissertation Columbia University 2001,
  4. This article by David Gray deals extensively with the antinomian and Saiva elements in the Chakrasamvara cycle
  5. The title says it all. This article by David Gray also deals largely with material from Anuttara-Yoga-Tantras like the Chakrasamvara cycle.
  6. Christopher Srarr George's doctoral dissertation University of Pennsylvania, 1971
  7. An article by Bulcsu Siklos. The title is self explanatory. The use of datura in the Yamantaka cycle of Tantric Buddhism. A friend from Tribe scanned my copy of this article and placed in on the web.
  8. This is William Stablein’s doctoral dissertation on the Mahakala-Tantra (Columbia University, 1976). Many interesting medicinal plants are found in the formulas within the Mahakala-Tantra. Stablein touches on this subject discussing datura etc.
  9. Nathaniel DeWitt Garson’s doctoral dissertation University of Virginia 2004. It deals with the Guhyagarbhatantra
  10. Christian Konrad Wedemeyer's doctoral dissertation Columbia University, 1999. Contains English translations of many of the works of Aryadeva on the Guhyasamaja Tradition. These include Aryadeva's Caryamelapaka-pradipa, Cittavisuddhiprakarana, Svadhisthana-prabheda, and the Abhibodhikramopadesa.
  11. James Francis Hartzell's doctoral dissertation Columbia University 1991. It deals extensively with the Kalachakra cycle. Because this dissertation is so long, (nearly 1500 pages) it has been broken into two pieces. This is part 1
  12. James Francis Hartzell's doctoral dissertation Columbia University 1991. It deals extensively with the Kalachakra cycle. Because this dissertation is so long, (nearly 1500 pages) it has been broken into two pieces. This is part 2
  13. By Michael L Walter. Touches on such subjects as rasayana, breathing techniques, and the relationship between the Nathas and Vajrayana
  14. By Michael L Walter. Touches on such subjects as rasayana, breathing techniques, and the relationship between the Nathas and Vajrayana. Part two translates instructional material on prana-yoga from Tibetan into English.
  15. Kurtis Schaeffer's article examining some of the links between Vajrayana and the Nathas
  16. Gopinath Kaviraj's 1927 article presenting his views on the Natha sampradaya, including information on Kundalini, the imperishable physical body, and alchemy.
  17. Gordan Djurdjevic’s doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia, 2005
  18. Translates 50 tantric songs from the Caryagiti. This is a useful translation, although Kvaerne’s _An Anthology of Buddhist Tantric Songs_ is unquestionably superior. Translation by Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud
  19. An important article on the dependence of the Yogini-Tantras on nondual Shaivism. From Alexis Sanderson’s web-page: http://alexissanderson.com/
  20. The Saiva Sources of the Buddhist Yoginîtantras: The Case of the Ritual of Initiation Taught in the Laghusamvara-tantra
    Compares text from the Chakrasamvara Tantra with Saiva sources. From Alexis Sanderson’s web-page: http://alexissanderson.com/
  21. More material from Sanderson relating to the Yogini Tantras
  22. This dissertation contains one of only a handful of descriptions of karmamudra (sexual yoga) from a female perspective. Sarah Hieatt Jacoby's doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia 2007,
  23. An article by T. Tsarong. In the ancient medical tradition of Tibet, there are many methods and techniques in treating mind related disorders. This paper is an analysis of selected drug formulations that are popularly used for that purpose.
  24. An article by William Stablein that offers a rare look how at how tantric ritual, inner yogic (subtle-body) practices and the use of medicinal substances are interrelated in Vajrayana
  25. An article by Mia Touw (of Harvard University) on the ethnobotany of cannabis. Discuses the use of cannabis in Indo-Tibetan tantra
  26. An article by Michael Walter with an English translation and the Tibetan text of the Amrtakalasatantra. The text deals with the use of medicinal substances and related Indo-Tibetan mythology.
  27. Sami Kivelä's master’s thesis University of Helsinki, 2005. A study of Newar Buddhism based on Kivelä's ethnographic feildwork focusing on the Svayambhu area.
  28. Jacob P. Dalton's doctoral dissertation University of Michigan, 2002. The history of the Samaja Vidya Sutra, the root tantra of Anuyoga, from the 9th century to the present and its role in the nyingma school.
  29. Steven Neal Weinberger's doctoral dissertation University of Virginia 2003. "The Compendium of Principles of All Tathagatas (Sarva-tathagata-tattva-samgraha) is arguably the single most important development of Indian Buddhist tantra"
  30. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Sherpa's doctoral dissertation Harvard University 2004
  31. The Use of Entheogens in the Vajrayana Tradition: a brief summary of preliminary findings together with a partial bibliography.
    An article about one aspect of the ethnobotany of Tantric Buddhism. 
  32. Frances Mary Garrett's doctoral dissertation University of Virginia, 2004
  33. By Yael Bentor "Among the practices discussed here are inner heat (tapas and gtum-mo), breathing (prana) and the subtle body (rtsa-rlung), sexual yoga, food yoga, mental fire offerings and the fire offering of enlightened wisdom."
  34. In this article Lee Siegel attempts to interpret songs/poetry from the Caryagiti by the mahasiddha Kanhapa
  35. Reginald Ray offers a what is essentially a critique of the above article by Lee Siegel
  36. Lee Seigel responds briefly to Ray's critique
  37. Thomas Freeman Yarnall's doctoral dissertation Columbia University, 2003. It examines Tsongkhapa's unique explanation of Prasangika-Madyamika in relation to the Creation-Stage of Deity Yoga as presented in his _sngags rim chen mo_
  38. The Phur-Pa Tibetan Ritual Daggers
    A short book by John C Huntington on the Kila (Phurba) in tantric Buddhism.
  39. The Science of Respiration and the Doctrine of Bodily Winds in Ancient India
    An article by Kenneth Zysk surveying the topic of the five bodily winds (prana, apana, vyana, udana, and samana) in different texts and periods.
  40. A View of Manjusri: Wisdom and its Crown Prince in Pala-period India
    Laura Harrington's doctoral dissertation Columbia University 2002
  41. Falling to Pieces, Emerging Whole: Suffering Illness and Healing Renunciation in the Life of Gelongtna Palmo,
    Ivette Vargas’s doctoral dissertation Harvard University

 

Off-Site Resources
  1. An excellent tool for research. Includes the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon
  2. The Online Tibetan to English Dictionary and Translation Tool
    Combines 19 dictionaries in a single online tool
  3. Journals of Himalayan Studies
    Many issues of scholarly journals, all absolutely free. A great resource from "Digital Himalaya"
  4. Berzin Archives: Advanced Meditation - Tantra Teachings
    An incredibly useful page for the study Tantic Buddhism, focusing on the presentation non-Kalachakra systems
  5. Berzin Archives: Advanced Meditation - Kalachakra
    Simply the best online resource for the study of the Kalachakra cycle of Tantric Buddhism
  6. International Kalachakra Network
    Another useful resource on the Kalachakra cycle

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