Alexander Gardner is Director and Chief Editor of the Treasury of Lives. He completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan in 2007. He is the author ofThe Life of Jamgon Kongtrul The Great.
Published December 2009
b.832 - d.942
TOL 4626
BDRC P2885
Lotsawa House Series
Name variants: Nub Sanggye Yeshe; Sanggye Yeshe
Wylie: gnubs chen sangs rgyas ye shes
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