The Treasury of Lives

Tom Greensmith is a MPhil graduate in Tibetan and Himalayan studies from Oxford University. His completed dissertation focused on the “non-sectarian” (ris med) figure of the Fifth Sle lung bZhad pa’i rdo rje (1697-1740) and his journey to Pad+mo bkod in 1729.

Published July 2018

Bibliography

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Bailey, C. 2016. "A Feast for Scholars: The Life and Works of Sle lung Bzhad pa'i rdo rje." DPhil thesis, Oxford, Wolfson College.

Blo bzang 'phrin las. 2009.Rig pa 'dzin pa blo bzang 'phrin las kyi rtogs pa brjod pa skal bzang dga’ ston.Dharamshala: Lelung Preservation Centre.

Chenagtsang, Dr. Nida, 2018. Karmamudra: The Yoga of Bliss. Sexuality in Tibetan Medicine and Buddhism. Sky Press.

Ehrhard, F.K. 1999a. "The Role of 'Treasure Discoverers' and Their Search for Himalayan Sacred Lands." In Sacred and Powerful Places in Tibet Culture, Toni Huber, ed. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, pp. 227-239.

Ehrhard, F.K. 1999b. "Political and Ritual Aspects of the Search for Himalayan Sacred Lands." In Sacred and Powerful Places in Tibet Culture, Toni Huber, ed. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, pp. 240-257.

Huber, Toni. 1999. The Cult of the Pure Crystal Mountain. Popular Pilgrimage and Visionary Landscape in Southeast Tibet. New York Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Greensmith, Tom. 2020. “Prophecy and Fantastical Reality in Sle lung Bzhad pa’i do rje’s Journey to Padma bkod.” In Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History. Transformations of sbas yul through Time. Francis Garratt, Elizabeth McDougal, and Geoffrey Samuel, editors. Leiden: Brill, pp. 185-206.

Loden, T. P. 2013. A Drop from the Marvellous Ocean of History: The Lineage of Sle lung Pema Zhepai Dorje. New York: Tibet House US.

Petech, L. 1972. China and Tibet in the Early 18th Century: History of the Establishment of Chinese Protectorate in Tibet. Leiden: Brill.

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Shakabpa, T.W.D. 2010. One Hundred Thousand Moons: An Advanced Political History of Tibet. Translated and annotated by Derek Maher. Leiden: Brill.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983a.Gnas mchog pad+mo bkod du bgrod pa'i lam yig. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 8, pp. 389-493. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983b.Rdo lung rdo rje gling gi gnas gsar du rnyed pa'i lo rgyus go bde drang gtam la. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 8, pp. 495-518. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983c.Lha gcig rdo rje skyabs byed kyi ’khrungs khang du dam can rgya mtsho'i bsti gnas gsar du bskrun pa'i deb ther rin po che'i 'phreng ba. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 8, pp. 471-483. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. TBRC W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983d.Nam mkha’i bcud len bdud rtsi’i thur ma.InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 6, pp. 173-176. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. TBRC W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983e.Zhal gdams zab don gyi snying po. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 6, pp. 167-172. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. TBRC W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983f.Spro lung dbang phyug gling gi gnas sgo gsar du phye ba’i lo rgyus rab snyan dbyangs la. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 8, pp. 519-546. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. TBRC W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1983g. Chu pho byi’i lo smin grol gling du bskyod pa’i lo rgyus zhing khams rgya mtsho la. InSle lung rje drung bzhad pa’i rdo rje’i gsung ’bum, vol 9, pp. 511-539. Leh: Sonam, T. and Tashigang, D.L. TBRC W22130.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1982a.Bag yod kyi la sbas yul pad+mo bkod du bskyod pa’i lo rgyus mdo tsam bshad pa ngo mtshar do shal. InGsung ’bum/ bhad pa’i rdo rje, vol. 5, pp. 141-204. TBRC W1CV2744.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1982b. Sbas yul pad+mo bkod du bgrod pa’i smon lam. InGsung ’bum/ bhad pa’i rdo rje, vol. 7, pp. 515-520. TBRC W1CV2744.

Sle lung rje drung bzhad pa'i rdo rje. 1982c. Zhang blon chen po rdo rje bdud 'dul gyi thugs dam bskul ba'i bstod pa legs tshogs sgo ’byed, InRig 'dzin chen po pad+ma bzhad pa'i rdo rje'i gsung ’bum, vol. 7, pp. 567-572. TBRC W1CZ2744.

Sørensen, P.K. & Guntram H. 2005. Thundering Falcon: An Inquiry into the History and Cult of Khra-‘brug Tibet’s First Buddhist Temple. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Townsend, D. 2012. “Materials of Buddhist Culture: Aesthetics and Cosmopolitanism at Mindroling Monastery.” Ph.D. Dissertation. Columbia University.

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