Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis

Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969) brought the manuscript “Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis – The Great Commentary on The Single Intention” by Dorje Sherab from Asia to France. The German foundation Garchen Stiftung reproduced the manuscript in its original size and colors in order to make it available to an audience of traditional and western experts as well as students of the Tibetan language. Contents of the Manuscript Reproduction:
Foreword by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch
- Introduction and acknowledgements
- Provenance
- Other known copies
- Features of the manuscript
- Dating the manuscript
- Scribes and annotators
- Carbon dating
- The author’s introduction to the text and the order of chapters
- Translation of the introduction as found in the manuscript
- Table of contents of the manuscript and concordance
Summary of the Foreword in Tibetan

Dorje Sherab (rDo rje shes rab):
Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis -
The Great Commentary on The Single Intention
(dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me)