Translation and Publication

The complete process of translation and publication will involve a number of activities over a two year period. This section will be regularly updated to show current progress on all activities.

Activities and Cost breakdown

ACTIVITY

 COST INFORMATION

COST

Translation of 163 folio Tibetan text by Ian Coghlan.

Payment will be five instalments of $4,000 for each completed 33 folio section and a final payment of A$7,300 upon completion of work in accord with publisher’s requirements. Payment is based on rates of US$150 per folio as per Institute of Tibetan Classics (ITC), Montreal, Canada for Wisdom Publications. This gives $150 x 163 folios costing US$24,450 or AU$27,300 (at an exchange rate 0.896 US/AU$)

AU$27,300

Preparation of preface

Proposed offering to His Holiness Dalai Lama for writing a preface

AU$1,500

Preparation of introduction

Introduction by well known Tibetan Buddhist Scholar

AU$2,500

Preparation of Critical edition

Tibetan Buddhist scholar reconciling any differences between Tibetan printed editions This assessment will be based on the edition prepared by Max Welleser (editor) Buddhapalita Mulamadhyamakavrtti. Motilal Banarsidas. India, 1992.

AU$2,500

Marketing/advertising, etc

Miscellaneous expenses

AU$700

 

TOTAL

AU$35,500


Sample Translations

As the translation is undertaken, sample translations will be uploaded here in pdf format for download. Please check back regularly for updates or send us an email and we will let you know when new updates are uploaded.