Archival Collection

Continuity Activities:

Translation & Publication:

Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo’s translations play a vital role in fulfilling our mission for Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal and the Dudjom New Treasures. Some translations are publicly available on the Tsogyal Center website, and restricted translations are available on the Utpala Portal, a membership-based platform.

2024 and ongoing: Created Lama Tharchin Writes, a website dedicated to Rinpoche’s writings. Download translations and photos of Rinpoche. Visit website.

2017: Commissioned the translation of Yeshe Tsogyal’s secret biography, written by Tsogyal herself and revealed by Drime Kunga. The translator was Chonyi Drolma Holland. Shambhala published it in 2018 under the title chosen by Lama dechen Wangmo, The Life & Visions of Yeshe Tsogyal: Autobiography of the Great Wisdom Queen. The volume includes a foreword by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and comments from other well-known Nyingma masters. A German edition followed in 2019. Buy on Shambhala.

2016: Produced nine video teachings on Dudjom Rinpoche’s Origins of Buddhism in Tibet & Divisions of Vehicles: translated by Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo; oral teachings by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen translated by Heidi Nevin.
Watch the series (password: dudjom). Download the text.

2009–2010: The Dakini Heart Essence Foundational Practices taught by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche in Boise and Austin. Translated by Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo and Lama Ngawang. Download Vol 1. Download Vol 2.

2008–2009: Complete translation of The Profound Path of the Dakini (Khandro Thukthik/Dakini Heart Essence), Collected Works of Dudjom, Vol. Ma (16), 555 pages. Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo and Heidi Nevin, in consultation with Lama Pema Dorje and Lama Tsering Gyaltsen. Some texts are available through the Tsogyal Center and the Utpala Portal; restricted texts may be available on request.

Digital Archiving of Nyingma Wisdom Repositories:

2023–2025: Initiated and funded the creation of the Nyingma Resource Interface (NRI) for the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC). The NRI is an innovative online gateway designed to help Tibetans and Westerners explore thousands of Nyingma texts. Five scholars in India created detailed metadata enhancements. NRI now functions as BDRC’s search tool for Nyingma texts and is being distributed on hard drives to institutions in India, Nepal, and Tibet, where the BDRC website is not available. Explore the BDRC Library.

2023: Awarded BDRC a grant for data storage.

2022–2025: Granted support to the Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Heritage Foundation for collecting, cataloging, preserving, and sharing Lama Tharchin Rinpoche’s legacy of teachings, practice traditions, rituals, writings, and sacred art—ensuring these treasures remain accessible in the future. Visit website.

Multimedia Biography:

2011: In the Minds of All Beings: Yeshe Tsogyal of Tibet is an inspirational film that journeys to the birthplace of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, weaving legend and history to recount her timeless story and introducing the small community of nuns who re-established the site after the Cultural Revolution. Produced by the Jnanasukha Foundation. Director, cinematographer, and editor: Sarah Abbott. Writer and voice-over: Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo. Sound design: Timothy Muirhead of Azimuth Audio. Watch on Vimeo (20 minutes). Watch on Vimeo, 20 minutes.

2019–ongoing: Created I Am Yeshe Tsogyal, an educational website that opens with her own voice, saying, “I am Yeshe Tsogyal, an emanation of Melodious Sarasvati, here to introduce myself and connect with you in your modern world.” Visit website.

2019–ongoing: Created The Life & Works of Tare Lhamo, an educational website presenting the life story of Khandro Tare Lhamo (1938–2003), a Tibetan master, visionary, and treasure revealer, renowned for her life-saving miracles during the Cultural Revolution and for extending the lifespans of many great masters. Visit website.

2023–ongoing: Treasury of Lives (TOL) is a biographical encyclopedia of Tibet. So far, we have commissioned several academic biographies of important Nyingma masters—Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, Duddul Dorje, Dudjom Lingpa, Zilnon Namke Dorje, Khandro Sherab Tarchen, Anam Chatrelwa Choying Puntsok, Terchen Jigme Dorje Pawo, and Akye Terchen Orgyen Khacho Lingpa. This ongoing collaboration enhances the broader accessibility of the Dudjom lineage.
Search by name for our commissioned biographies on the TOL website.

Sacred Art:

2017–2019: Initiated and funded the First-Ever Narrative Murals of Yeshe Tsogyal’s Life Story of Liberation, as well as murals of the main Longchen Nyingthik deities, at Yeshe Tsogyal’s birthplace in Tibet. Watch seven Vimeo vids (password: tsogyal). Download the Yeshe Tsogyal Saraswati mural figure.

2015–2016: Commissioned a Yeshe Tsogyal Silk Applique Thangka created by the master thangka artist, Leslie Nyugen Temple. Completed in 2016.
Watch three Vimeo vids (password: tsogyal).

2008: Initiated and funded the creation of The Dakini Heart Essence (Khandro Thuktik) Refuge Thangka, painted by master thangka artist Kumar Lama under the direction of Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. Download Refuge Thangka Hi-Res TIFF.

Nyingma Dharma in Tibet:

Since 2010: Annual support for Tsogyal Latso, the birthplace of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal in central Tibet. This has included the restoration of her birthplace stupa, the construction and complete interior refurbishment of a new, larger temple, renovation of the residential quarters, and health education initiatives. This is our most significant contribution to the Nyingma lineage in central Tibet and will continue to have an impact well into the future. Watch eight Vimeo vids (password: tsogyal). Browse and download images from our 2023 Tsogyal Latso Photo Album.

2016–2017: Dana offering for a new life-size statue of Guru Rinpoche at Zabbulung, where Yeshe Tsogyal attained enlightenment. Watch: Zabbulung and Zabtrul Rinpoche, a recently passed mahasiddha..

2016 & 2019: Dana offerings for the annual Dharma Gathering at Nyenlung in Eastern Tibet, the seat of Tare Lhamo and Namtrul Rinpoche.

Over the years: Dana offerings at Longchenpa’s Gangri Tokar, Yeshe Tsogyal’s Shoto Tidro Terdrom, Dudjom Rinpoche’s Lamaling and Tso Dzong retreat hermitage, and at Sanglung, Dzogchen, Larung Gar, and Anam Jadralwa Hermitage in eastern Tibet.