The Treasury of Lives

Marlene Erschbamer is an independent scholar who holds a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. Her research interests include the Barawa Kagyu tradition, Sikkim Studies, Tibetan Buddhism and the role of gender, and the intersection of religion, nature, and culture in the Tibetan Cultural Area.

Published September 2021

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Ardussi, John A., Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, and Per K. Sørensen. 2021. The Royal History of Sikkim: A Chronicle of the House of Namgyal. Chicago: Serindia Publications.

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Erschbamer, Marlene. 2011. The Mahāsiddha dKon mchog rgyal mtshan (1601–1687): Life and Travels in Tibet and Sikkim. Unpublished MA’s thesis. Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.

Erschbamer, Marlene. 2013. "The 'Ba' ra ba Teachings reach the hidden land of 'Bras mo ljongs: Mahāsiddha dKon mchog rgyal mtshan (1601–1687) and the Taming of Demons in Chungthang." Bulletin of Tibetology 49.2, 25–33.

Erschbamer, Marlene. 2014. "The monastery bKa' brgyud dgon gsar in the Chumbi valley: the 'Ba' ra ba bKa' brgyud pa school and its connection with Sikkim." Bulletin of Tibetology 50.1+2, 117–132.

Erschbamer, Marlene. 2016. "Where the roads from Tibet, India, and Bhutan meet: The bKa' brgyud dgon gsar in the Chumbi valley." Zentralasiatische Studien 45, 451–465.

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