Sex and Gender Fluidity in Tibetan Buddhism
A Tibetan scholar's dream uniquely presents sex changes without judgement—neither as as biological fact nor pedagogical tool, but as an expression of intimacy with another person.
Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner is Director and Chief Editor of the Treasury of Lives. Alex completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2007. He is the author of The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great (Shambhala, 2019).
Mother of Tulkus
The story of one Tibetan mother who refused to surrender her children to monastic life
Jamgon Kongtrul, the Man and the Myth
In telling the story of one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most influential scholars, a biographer reminds us to see great teachers—past and present—as human beings.
Treasury of Lives: Vairocanavajra
Teacher to the First Karmapa, the Indian master Vairocanavajra was also an alchemist
Treasury of Lives: Garwang Dorje and Chowang Dorje Dzinpa
The end of an incarnation line
Treasury of Lives: Zhangton Chober
The legend of the Lamdre transmission
Treasury of Lives: Jangchub Tsondru
Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration. The authors involved in the Treasury of Lives are currently mining the primary sources to provide English-language biographies of every known religious teacher from Tibet and the Himalaya, all of which are organized for easy searching and browsing. Every Tuesday on the blog, we […]
Treasury of Lives: Pema Lingpa
Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration. Tibetans have kept such meticulous records of their teachers that thousands of names are known and discussed in a wide range of biographical material. All these names, all these lives—it can be a little overwhelming. The authors involved in the Treasury of Lives are […]
Treasury of Lives: Khenpo Munsel
Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration. Tibetans have kept such meticulous records of their teachers that thousands of names are known and discussed in a wide range of biographical material. All these names, all these lives—it can be a little overwhelming. The authors involved in the Treasury of Lives are […]
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