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The Treasury of Lives - Biographies of Himalayan Buddhist Masters

Published Authors

Jean Luc Achard  

Jean-Luc Achard is a professor at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, CNRS), Paris.

Miranda Adams  

 

José Cabezón  

José Cabezón is the XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Chair in Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Marc Henry Deroche  

Marc-Henry Deroche received his PhD from the University of Paris in 2011.

. Dorje Penjore  

Dorje Penjore is a Senior Researcher, The Centre for Bhutan Studies.

Alexander Gardner  

Alexander Gardner is Associate Director of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. He completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2007.

Ron Garry  

Ron Garry has a Ph.D. in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and an M.A. in integral psychotherapy.

Joel Gruber  

Joel Gruber is a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

. Gyurme Dorje  

Gyurme Dorje is director of Trans Himalaya, with offices in the United Kingdom, Chengdu, and Kham. He earned a Ph.D. in Tibetan Literature at the School for Oriental and Asian Studies in 1987 and a Masters degree in Sanskrit & Oriental Studies at Edinburgh in 1971.

Jörg Heimbel  

Jörg Heimbel has a Ph.D. in Tibetology and Social Anthropology from Hamburg University.

Sarah Jacoby  

Sarah Jacoby is Assistant Professor of Religion at Northwestern University. She earned a PhD in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia in 2007.

. Jagar Dorji  

Jagar Dorji is a Member of Parliament, National Council of Bhutan.

. Karma Rigzin  

Karma Rigzin is a researcher at the Institute of Language and Culture Studies.

. Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi  

Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi is the Director of the National Museum of Bhutan.

Stefan Larsson  

Stefan Larsson received his PhD in History of Religions from Stockhold University in 2009 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley.

Jakob Leschly  

Jakob Leschly is a translator and practitioner, studying primarily under Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Pema Wanggyal Rinpoche, and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. He completed a three year retreat in 1984.

Ariana Maki  

Ariana Maki is a Ph.D. candidate in Art History at the University of Ohio.

Arthur Mandelbaum  

Arthur Mandelbaum is a Buddhist practitioner and translator.

Dan Martin  

Dan Martin is a scholar based in Israel. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1991.

Françoise Pommaret  

Françoise Pommaret is a director of research at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, CNRS), Paris.

Andrew Quintman  

Andrew Quintman is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. He completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2006.

Joona Repo  

Joona Repo is a Ph.D. candidate in Tibetan architecture at SOAS.

Matthieu Ricard  

Matthieu Ricard is the main coordinator at Karuna-Shechen. A Buddhist monk, he has lived and studied in the Himalayan region for over thirty-five years, and was the full-time attendant of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche for thirteen years.

Jann Ronis  

Jann Ronis is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2009.

. Samten Chhosphel  

Samten Chhosphel is an independent scholar with a PhD from the Central Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies in Sarnath, India.

Joshua Schapiro  

Joshua Schapiro is a Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies at Harvard University.

Michael Sheehy  

Michael Sheehy is the Director of the Jonang Foundation and the Senior Editor at the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center. He received his PhD in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2007.

Gene Smith  

Gene Smith (1936-2010), one of the world's greatest scholars of Tibet, was the Founder of the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center.

. Sonam Dorji   Sonam Dorji is a Tibetan MA student at Qinghai University for Nationalities, majoring in Tibetan Language and Literature.
Michelle Sorenson  

Michelle Sorenson is a Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies at Columbia University.

Cyrus Stearns  

Cyrus Stearns is a scholar based in Washington State, USA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1996.

Heather Stoddard  

Heather Stoddard is a professor at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, CNRS), Paris.

Dominique Townsend  

Dominique Townsend is a PhD candidate at Columbia University in Tibetan History.

. Tsehua  

Tsehua is a Tibetan from Amdo, fluent in Tibetan, Chinese, and English. He is a Ph.D. student in Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

. Tsering Namgyal  

 

Gray Tuttle  

Gray Tuttle is Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University. He completed his PhD in Inner Asian History at Harvard in 2002.

Cameron David Warner  

Cameron David Warner is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Buddhism and Modernity Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, Aarhus University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Jeff Watt  

Jeff Watt is one of the world's leading scholars of Himalayan Art. He is the Director and Chief Curator of Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org).

Simon Wickham-Smith  

Simon Wickham-Smith is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington. He has published several translations of Mongolian and Tibetan literature, including several volumes of Mongolian poety. He has also released many recordings of experimental music.

Nicole Willock  

Nicole Willock is a PhD candidate in Religious Studies at Indiana University.

Ben Wood  

Ben Wood is a Ph.D. candidate in Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto.

Eveline Yang  

Eveline Yang is a Ph.D. student at Indiana University.

. Yangdon Dhondup