Elizabeth Callahan
Elizabeth Callahan began her contemplative training and study in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in 1977 and completed two three-year retreats at Kagyu Thubten Chöling, New York, under the direction of Kalu Rinpoche. She is a student of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and has translated key texts of the Kagyu tradition, including Mahamudra: Ocean of Definitive Meaning, Profound Inner Principles (2015), Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (2019), and, most recently, The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Marpa Kagyu, Part One (2023) and Part Two (2026-7). She has been a Tsadra Foundation Fellow since 2002 and is a director of Marpa Foundation.
Current Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow:
- The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 9 & 10 – Marpa Kagyu Tradition, various authors collected by Jamgön Kongtrul.
Completed Projects as a Tsadra Foundation Fellow:
- Marpa Kagyu: Methods of Liberation - Part 2. DNZ Volume 8. The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 8 – Various authors collected by Jamgön Kongtrul. (2026 or 2027)
- Marpa Kagyu: Methods of Liberation - Part 1. DNZ Volume 7. The Treasury of Precious Instructions: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of the Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 7 – Various authors collected by Jamgön Kongtrul. (Shambhala, 2023)
- Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā, Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, with Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance by Wangchuk Dorje, the Ninth Karmapa. (Shambhala, 2019)
- The Profound Inner Principles, Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, with commentary by Jamgön Kongtrul. (Shambhala, 2015)
- The Treasury of Knowledge: Book VI, Part 3; Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy, Jamgön Kongtrul. (Shambhala, 2007)
Previously Published Translations:
- Mahamudra: Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje Source: Tsadra.org
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