Dr. Alex Gardner is the author of the brand new biography, “The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great,” out now from Snow Lion, an imprint of Shambhala Publications. Gardner is the director and Chief Editor of the Treasury of Lives, which we talk about extensively in this conversation. Gardner completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan. You can follow Gardner on Twitter at twitter.com/treasuryoflives.

Order "The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great" here.