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'''Francesca Fremantle''' is a scholar and translator of [[Sanskrit]] and Tibetan works of [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] [[tantra]], and was a student of Chögyam Trungpa for many years. Fremantle worked closely with Chögyam Trungpa on the [[1975]] translation of the [[Tibetan Book of the Dead]] (Shambhala). Her [[2001]] translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead is entitled "Luminous Emptiness" (Shambala).
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'''Francesca Fremantle''' is a scholar and translator of [[Sanskrit]] and Tibetan works of [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] [[tantra]], and was a student of [[Chögyam Trungpa]] for many years. Fremantle worked closely with Chögyam Trungpa on the 1975 translation of the [[Tibetan Book of the Dead]] (Shambhala).<ref>{{cite book
| last = Trungpa
| first = Chögyam
| authorlink = Chögyam Trungpa
| title = Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa Vol 4
| publisher = [[Shambhala Publications]]
| date = 2003
| isbn = 1-59030-028-9
| page = 480 }}</ref>


Her 2001 revised combination of a translation of excerpts is embedded within an extended commentary on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, entitled Luminous Emptiness (Shambhala).<ref>{{cite book
She received her doctorate from the [[School of Asian and African Studies at London University]]. She currently lives in [[London]].
| last = Fremantle
| first = Francesca
| title = Luminous Emptiness Understanding the Tibetan Book of the Dead
| publisher = [[Shambhala Publications]]
| date = 2001
| isbn = 1-57062-450-X }}</ref>

Fremantle received her doctorate from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]]. She is a teacher with the Longchen Foundation, established by Chögyam Trungpa and Dilgo Khyentse, and directed by Rigdzin Shikpo.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.nyingma.com/artman/publish/francesca_fremantle.shtml
| title = Nyingma.com – "People: Writers & Researchers/Francesca Fremantle"
}}</ref><ref>Midal, Fabrice ed. (2005) Recalling Chögyam Trungpa p. 476 {{ISBN|1-59030-207-9}}</ref>

She lives in [[London]].

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Latest revision as of 03:47, 22 January 2024

Francesca Fremantle is a scholar and translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan works of Hindu and Buddhist tantra, and was a student of Chögyam Trungpa for many years. Fremantle worked closely with Chögyam Trungpa on the 1975 translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Shambhala).[1]

Her 2001 revised combination of a translation of excerpts is embedded within an extended commentary on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, entitled Luminous Emptiness (Shambhala).[2]

Fremantle received her doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She is a teacher with the Longchen Foundation, established by Chögyam Trungpa and Dilgo Khyentse, and directed by Rigdzin Shikpo.[3][4]

She lives in London.

References

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  1. ^ Trungpa, Chögyam (2003). Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa Vol 4. Shambhala Publications. p. 480. ISBN 1-59030-028-9.
  2. ^ Fremantle, Francesca (2001). Luminous Emptiness Understanding the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 1-57062-450-X.
  3. ^ "Nyingma.com – "People: Writers & Researchers/Francesca Fremantle"".
  4. ^ Midal, Fabrice ed. (2005) Recalling Chögyam Trungpa p. 476 ISBN 1-59030-207-9