Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Adam Pearcey's books

142 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.65

Adam Pearcey’s Followers (11)

Adam’s Bookshelves

to-read (12)
currently-reading (0)
read (401)
did-not-finish (0)
classics (3)
dharma (171)
english-language (8)
essays (17)
film (4)
london (2)
See all bookshelves »

Adam’s Friends (82)

Michaela Haas

153 books | 30 friends

Erric Solomon

2 books | 88 friends

O.P. Römer

523 books | 80 friends

Endeon

46 books | 264 friends

Jeanne Patino

3 books | 3 friends

Casey Kemp

6 books | 13 friends

Jamyang Oliphant

0 books | 18 friends

Christiane Kalantari

0 books | 12 friends

More friends…

Adam Pearcey

Goodreads Author

Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://adamspearcey.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Religion, Philosophy

Influences

Alak Zenkar, Jamgön Mipham, E. Gene Smith,
Patrick Gaffney, Alexa ...more

Member Since

January 2017

edit data

Adam Pearcey is a translator of Tibetan texts and the founder of Lotsawa House, a virtual library of Buddhist translations. His publications include (as translator) Mind in Comfort and Ease by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Wisdom Publications, 2007) and Ga Rabjampa’s To Dispel the Misery of the World (Wisdom Publications, 2012), which featured on Shambhala Sun’s list of the year's best Buddhist books. He also wrote the foreword for The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.

Adam first encountered Tibetan Buddhism in 1994, when he taught English at two monasteries near Darjeeling in India. He went on to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London; the Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, where he ...more

23 posts
Adam Pearcey's Blog

Open-Minded Paronomasia

One of the most common stylistic devices in Tibetan Buddhist literature—and one which poses a particular challenge for the translator—is the embedding of a lama’s name in a verse (or verses) within a text, often as part of an opening homage. As Leonard van der Kuijp has pointed out, this has Indian antecedents and could be regarded as an example of paronomasia (Tib. sbyar ba’i dpe; Skt. ślesop

Combine Editions
Adam Pearcey’s books

Average rating: 4.17 · 86 ratings · 9 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Mind in Comfort and Ease: The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection by Dalai Lama XIV, Patrick D. Gaffney (Editor), Sogyal Rinpoche (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Longchenpa: The Omniscient Dharma King of the Vast Expanse by Jampa Mackenzie Stewart (Editor), Dhomang Yangthang (Introduction), Khenpo Shenga (Contributor) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the Path of Perfect Wisdom by Patrul Rinpoche, Jamgön Mipham, Adam Pearcey (Goodreads Author) (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment by Dodrub Jigme Tenpa'i Nyima, Adam Pearcey (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gentle Rain of Benefit and Joy: An Explanation of the Practice of Sang Offering by Gyalse Shenpen Taye, Lhatsun Namkha Jigme (Contributor), Adam Pearcey (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extensive Instructions on the Transference of Consciousness to the Land of Great Bliss by Karma Chagmé, Migyur Dorje (Contributor), Lhasey Lotsawa (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1660	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swift Primordial Path: Extensive Preliminary Recitations Arranged According to Stainless Words, A Guide That Brings Together the Two Traditions, Mother and Child, of the Secret Heart-Essence of the Great Perfection by Dilgo Khyentse, Adam Pearcey (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Adam Pearcey…

Adam’s Recent Updates

Adam Pearcey wrote a new blog post Open-Minded Paronomasia One of the most common stylistic devices in Tibetan Buddhist literature—and one which poses a particular challenge for the translator—is the embeddin Read more of this blog post »
Oct 15, 2026 05:00AM · like