“Nāropa is the master from whom all the lineages of Kālacakra originate. So it is without doubt that the root tantra Kālacakra was first written down by Indian Mahasidda Nāropa.”
—Niraj Kumar in Kālacakra Tantra: Volume I (2022)
“Dakini Translations is the finest online platform for understanding authentic Buddhist Tantra in the world.” –Niraj Kumar (2024)
Today, 30th October, I (Adele Tomlin) founder and sole author of Dakini Translations has been graciously invited to participate in a book launch discussion of “Kālacakra Tantra (Volume II)” (as part of the 7th Bodh Gaya Dialogues event in New Delhi, for details see below) with Buddhist Tantra translator-writer and senior Indian Government Minister, Sri Niraj Kumar and two esteemed Indian scholars/experts on Indian Tantras, Prof. Madhu Khanna and Dr. Abhira Attacharya.
“Proposed in five volumes, this volume of Kālacakra Tantra is the second in series. While the first volume attempts to locate mysterious Śambhala and Oḍḍiyāna while delving into the chronology of legendary Kalkī kings, the second volume deals with the structure of inner Kālacakra. It explores the internal mechanisms of winds, subtle veins and cakras. Haṭha-yoga and tenets of Islamic philosophy are also covered in the second volume.”
For more on Kumar’s work on Kālacakra (Volume I), see article here, about the Dakini Conversations podcast interview (2024) on “The Authentic Roots and Fruits of Kālacakra Tantra.
Adele Tomlin – biography and endorsements
For information about my book on Kālacakra, Chariot that Transports to the Four Kāyas (LTWA, 2019), a translation of an instruction text on the Kālacakra practice preliminaries, by J9nang and Ri-mey master, Bamda Geleg Gyatso, see here.
For my new (freely downloadable) e-book of compiled original research and translations on Kalacakra Tantra (2025) see here.
As part of my graduate research, I also translated a text by Jonang and Kālacakra master, Je Tārānatha on the Empty-of-Other view (Zhen-tong in Tibetan) Word for Word Commentary on the Heart Sutra, which is a central part of the philosophy of Kālacakra practice and philosophy. For more information about that book (with a foreword by esteemed Professor Matthew Kapstein), see here.
For bio/CV, and various other recommendations and endorsements from esteemed Buddhist scholars and practitioners, such as Prof. Matthew Kapstein, Prof. Dorji Wangchug, Dr. Cyrus Stearns, Prof. Janet Gyatso, Prof. Miranda Shaw, Chagdud Khandro, Prof. Peter Singer, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and others see: https://adeletomlin.com/
Hi Adele, I am super happy to hear that you will be part of this discussion!!! Will there be some stream, either live or recorded? Thank you in advance for your replay. Best wishes, Lars