Tharpa Publications

Tharpa Publications (Sanskrit for "liberation" and pronounced "Tar-pa") is a New York-based^[1] "major international and multilingual publisher of Buddhist books."^[2] It was founded by the Buddhist author and scholar Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. These include basic Buddhist meditation books such as The New Meditation Handbook, books on the Buddhist way of life such as Universal Compassion, books on Buddhist philosophy and psychology such as Heart of Wisdom, and books on Buddhist Tantra. Tharpa Publications is a non-profit corporation that has operated for 25 years and claims to have sold over a million books.^[3] Waterhouse adds that the books "are distributed widely and may be seen on the shelves of popular booksellers as well as in university libraries."^[4]

^ "Contact Us". www.tharpa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^ About Ulverston – South Lakeland Cumbria UK, retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "The London Book Fair 2008 – Tharpa Publications". 2008-01-25. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^ Waterhouse, Helen (1997). Buddhism in Bath: Adaptation and Authority. University of Leeds, Department of Theology and Religious Studies. pp. 142–143.

[1] "Contact Us". www.tharpa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.

[2] About Ulverston – South Lakeland Cumbria UK, retrieved 2009-05-30.

[3] "The London Book Fair 2008 – Tharpa Publications". 2008-01-25. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-22.

[4] Waterhouse, Helen (1997). Buddhism in Bath: Adaptation and Authority. University of Leeds, Department of Theology and Religious Studies. pp. 142–143.

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