1The Ka-ter Translation Project
The three main translators
Adriano Clemente
Adriano was born in Lecce, 5 January 1958 and he grew up in Naples.
In 1975 Adriano met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
He was part of the original group of students who received the first Dzogchen teachings in 1976 at the Palestra in Via Palasciano, Naples.
In 1976 he joined the University of Oriental Studies in Naples where he graduated in 1983 with a thesis on the Dzogchen Bonpo text DRAN PA GSER GDAMS by gShen sras lha rje (13th century).
Since that time he started working on translations of Tibetan texts, mainly authored by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Apart from that, in the past Adriano also worked occasionally as a musician, and wrote the music on many poems by William Blake.
Adriano Clemente is the main person who works for the Dzogchen Translation Project "Complete works of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu" of the International Dzogchen Community.
Since 2003 Adriano Clemente has also worked for the Ka-ter Translation Project, especially for the Dzogchen Tantra Translation Project.
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Adriano in Margarita, August 2004 |
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu working with Adriano on the translation of a Dzogchen Tantra, Margarita, January 2006 |
Adriano playing a little concert with Steve Landsberg and Alex Polak at Margarita, August 2004 |
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Adriano, Merigar, August 2003 |
© for all photos by Oliver Leick
