The Authors in the Un-catalogued Archive

How many masters are represented, and how many I hold nothing of yet · 25 August 2026

The archive holds 5,989 works in all. Checked by content (the text itself, not the title), 689 are writings I already hold and 5,300 are new to the library — the same figures as in the findings report.

5,989
works identified
689
already in my library (by content)
5,300
new to the library (by content)

Behind those works stand 82 distinct authors (with a further 4 multi-author compilations counted apart). Grouping them by what I actually hold, of just 34 do I already hold any of their works here — for the other 48, every work in this archive is new to me.

82
distinct authors
34
I already hold some of their works here (653 works)
48
every work of theirs here is new to me
4
multi-author compilations
The archive is not only new works but new voices: 45 masters whose writings are wholly absent from our catalogue even by name — led by Jigten Gonpo (305 works), Lelung Lozang Trinle (243 works), Kirti Lozang Trinle (212 works), Chokyi Dorje (204 works), Lozang Tamdrin (171 works). Each name here was resolved by reading the collection itself — the file’s author field or its opening — not the folder name, which is often only a code.

Each author is given twice: the pronunciation (how the name is said) and the transliteration exactly as it appears in our data — ACIP is upper-case, so a lower-case line is Wylie or an original typing variant. I do not alter the transliteration, so the original input is visible. “Held” is counted by content (the text itself), not by title.

Authors I already hold some works of — 34

The Held column is how many of that author’s works in this archive I already hold (by content) out of their total here. These held counts sum to 653.

PronunciationTransliteration (as typed)Held / Total
Jamyang Zhepa'i Dorjejam dbyangs bzhad pa'i rdo rje90 / 113
Panchen Lozang Chokyi Gyaltsenpanchen blo bzang chos rgyan75 / 108
RendawaRed mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros66 / 98
Chokyi DorjeChos kyi rdo rje61 / 204
Second Dalai Lama (Gendun Gyatso)Dge 'dun rgya mtsho57 / 75
Changlung Panditalcang lung pandita40 / 103
Pabongkhapha bong kha32 / 35
Chokyi GyaltsenCHOS KYI RGYAL MTSAN27 / 126
Gyaltsab Je (Darma Rinchen)Rgyal tshab Dar ma rin chen26 / 31
Trijangkhri byang25 / 36
Drakpa Shedrupgrags pa bshad sgrub21 / 447
Lozang Palden Yeshe PalzangpoBLO BZANG DPAL LDAN YE SHES DPAL BZANG PO21 / 98
First Dalai Lama (Gendun Drup)dalai dge 'dun grub14 / 21
Je TsongkhapaTsong kha pa Blo bzang grags pa14 / 21
Lozang Tamdrinblo bzang rta mgrin12 / 171
Chahar Geshecha har dge bshes12 / 64
Akhu Sherab GyatsoA khu ching Shes rab rgya mtsho11 / 35
Fifth Dalai LamaNgag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho9 / 156
Lozang Jamyang Monlamblo bzang 'jam dbyangs smon lam7 / 22
Changkya Lozang Chodenlcang skya blo bzang chos ldan7 / 14
Ngawang LozangNgag dbang blo bzang4 / 50
Buton Rinchen Drupbu ston rin chen grub4 / 4
Yongzin Yeshe GyaltsenTshe mchog gling Ye shes rgyal mtshan3 / 170
Gendun Tenpa DargyeDGE 'DUN BSTAN PA DAR RGYAS3 / 11
Changkya Rolpai Dorjelcang skya rol pa'i rdo rje2 / 115
Norsang GyatsoNor bzang rgya mtsho2 / 29
MiphamJu Mi pham rgya mtsho1 / 343
Namkha SengeNam mkha' seng ge1 / 110
Seventh Dalai Lama (Kalzang Gyatso)Skal bzang rgya mtsho1 / 42
Konchok Jigme Wangpo (Jamyang Zhepa II)JAM DBYANGS BZHAD PA'I RDO RJE DKON MCHO 'JIGS MED DBANG PO1 / 41
Yangchen Drupa'i Dorjedbyangs can grub pa'i rdo rje1 / 33
Ensapadben sa pa1 / 29
Eighth Dalai Lama (Jampal Gyatso)dalai 'jam dpal rgya mtsho1 / 13
Khedrupmkhas grub1 / 13

Authors — every work of theirs here is new to me — 48

I hold none of these authors’ works in this archive. Those flagged new author are also absent from our catalogue entirely, even by name.

PronunciationTransliteration (as typed)WorksStatus
ThukenThu'u bkwan Blo bzang chos kyi nyi ma413known author, these works new
Jigten GonpoJig rten mgon po305new author
Lelung Lozang Trinlesle lung blo bzang 'phrin las243new author
Kirti Lozang TrinleDong chen Kirti Blo bzang 'phrin las212new author
Chokyi Drakpachos kyi grags pa79known author, these works new
Patrul RinpocheDpal sprul O rgyan 'jigs med58new author
Bodong Panchen Chokle NamgyalBo-don Pan-chen Phyogs-las-rnam-rgyal55new author
Belmang Konchok GyaltsenDBAL MAN DKON MCHOG RGYAL MTSHAN55new author
Purbuchok Ngawang JampaPHUR BU LCOG NAG DBAN BYAMS PA53new author
Khedrup Sangye Yeshemkhas grub sangs rgyas ye shes44new author
Chennga Lodro Gyaltsen of Gyama Rinchen GangSPYAN SNA BLO GROS RGYAL MTSHAN OF RGYA MA RIN CHEN SGAN36new author
Losal GyatsoBLO GSAL RGYA MTSO34new author
Palden YesheDPAL LDAN YE SHES34known author, these works new
Lozang Norbu Sherabblo bzang nor bu shes rab33known author, these works new
Akya Yongzin RinpocheCHEN PO AA KY'A YONGS 'DZIN RIN PO CHE32new author
Chokyi Je Ngawang DrakpaCHOS KYI RJE NGAG DBANG GRAGS PA27new author
Gungthang Lodro GyatsoBlo gros rgya mtsho25known author, these works new
Nyamnyi Dorjemnyam nyid rdo rje25new author
Yongzin Lozang Tsultrimyongs 'dzin blo bzang tshul khrims25new author
Third Dalai Lama (Sonam Gyatso)Bsod nams rgya mtsho23new author
Lozang Samdrupblo bzang bsam grub22new author
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo and othersSa chen Kun dga' snying po19known author, these works new
Zokpa Donyo KhedrupZOGS PA DON YOD MKHAS GRUB18new author
MilarepaMi la ras pa16new author
Gendun Chokyongdge 'dun chos skyong15new author
Tendar Lharampabstan dar lha rams pa14known author, these works new
Trebo Khangsar Lozang Tsultrim Tenpe GyaltsenTRE BO KHAN GSAR BLO BZAN TSHUL KHRIMS BSTAN PA'I RGYAL MTSHAN14new author
Namkha Gyaltsennam mkha' rgyal mtshan12known author, these works new
Panchen Tenpe Nyimapanchen bstan pa'i nyi ma12new author
Gungru Gyaltsen ZangpoGUNG RU RGYAL MTSAN BZANG PO11new author
Panchen Chokyi WangchukPAN CHEN CHOS KYI DBAN PHYUG10new author
Dobi Geshe Sherab GyatsoRDO SBIS DGE BSES SES RAB RGYA MTSHO10known author, these works new
Chuzang Yeshe Gyatsochu bzang ye shes rgya mtsho9known author, these works new
Shamarpa II (Khacho Wangpo)Mkha' spyod dbang po8new author
Ongyal Se Kalzang Thubtenon rgyal sras skal bzang thub bstan7new author
Geshe Yeshe WangchukDGE BSHES YE SHES DBANG PHYUG G6known author, these works new
Domey Tashikhyil master Je Lodro GyatsoMDO SMAD BKRA SHIS 'KHYIL GYI MKHAS DBANG RJE BLO GROS RGYA MTSO5new author
Monlam PalwaSMON LAM DPAL BA5new author
BRAG DKARBRAG DKAR4new author
Jamyang Gawe LodroJAM DBYANGS DGA' BA'I BLO GROS KY4known author, these works new
Gendun Tenzin GyatsoDGE 'DUN BSTAN 'DZIN RGYA MTSO4known author, these works new
Lozang LhundrupBLO BZANG LHUN GRUB2new author
Sonam DrakpaBSOD NAMS GRAGS PA2known author, these works new
TaranathaTa ra na tha2new author
Lozang Tashi Trinle GyatsoBLO BZANG BKRA SHIS 'PHRIN LAS RGYA MTSO2new author
Panchen Sonam Drakpapan chen bsod nams grags pa2known author, these works new
Lozang ChodarBLO BZANG CHOS DAR1new author
Lozang Damcho Gyatsoblo bzang dam chos rgya mtsho1new author

Multi-author compilations (4)

Collections written by many hands, counted apart from the single authors:

PronunciationTransliterationWorks
The Sakya KabumSa skya bka' 'bum114
A master's biographyrnam thar2
History of GomangSgo mang chos 'byung1
The Book of KadamBka' gdams bu chos1

How the 5,989 works break down — and where the 689 held ones sit

CategoryWorksOf them, already held
Attributed to the 82 single authors5,029653
In the 4 multi-author compilations1181
Reference works (dictionaries, editions)300
In un-named / batch folders (author not yet identifiable)81235
Total5,989689

So of the 5,989 works, 689 are already held by content and 5,300 are new to the library — the same figures as the findings report. The 689 held break down as 653 by named authors and 35 in un-named folders.

Generated 25 August 2026 from bin/uc_authors.py · bin/uc_pron.py. Authors resolved by reading each collection (its author field or the “Collected Works of” title page), merged by pronunciation so spelling variants of one master count once; transliteration kept verbatim. Self-contained page; day/night toggle.