The book titled Saint-Scholars of Drukpa Kagyu Lineage is a biographical treasury containing one hundred two biographies of lineage-masters belonging to Drukpa Kagy u School of Tibetan Buddhism including the life story of the Buddha and Historical Buddha, Vajradhara and Vajrapani as well as a brief history of Drukpa Kagy u School. The biographies are compiled from the authentic Tibetan sources attributed to Ven. Khenpo Sonam Gyatsho, Ex-Professor, Kagyu Sampradaya, CIHTS, Sarnath, for his book titled bka' brgyud chos 'byung nor bu'i phreng ba and Ven. Zigar Khenchen Thinley Dorje for his book titled Jewel Treasure of Elegant Saying: Biography of Saint-Scholars of the Drukpa Lineage in particular.

Saint-Scholars of Drukpa Kagyu Lineage, Sanjib Kumar Das, Buddhist World Press, Hardcover (2 Volumes), 619 pages, $65.00

Born in a middle class family in West Bengal, Prof. (Dr.) Sanjib Kumar Das was educated at Chandpara Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya (Amtala) and then in Gobardanga Khantura High School. Meanwhile, due to some of his personal problems, he fled away from home and worked as a waiter in several hotels and sweet shops for about two years in Kolkata. Later, he went to Darjeeling and took shelter in a Buddhist Monastery where he also worked as a helper of mason for about a year. There, an auspicious coincidence came upon in his life that also totally changed his life as well. On account of the kindness of the Thupten Sanga Choling Monastery, he was admitted in its branch school named 'Drukpa Kagyu Destitute Home' where he studied upto standard VIII. Subsequently. he was sent to Varanasi in 1989 in order to get admission in the then Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath for higher studies. Getting admission, he obtained M.A., pursuing upon Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Language and other prescribed subjects. In 1998, he was awarded with the Kashi Naresh Gold Medal for being the best student of 1998. After completing M.A., he started doing his Ph.D. which he completed in 2002. In 1999, he was invited as a Translator from Tibetan into English to Taiwan where he stayed for about five months. In 2002, he got a temporary job in the Translation Department in the CIHTS, Sarnath and simultaneously a permanent job in Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh where he worked for about six years. In 2008, he got a new job in Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan where he has been working on the post of Professor in the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies. Apart from his academic works, Prof. Das was also carried out the responsibility of HOD [Head of the Department). Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies twice, for about ten years, I/C Director, Centre for Buddhist Studies for three years and Vice-Principal, Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati for two years. Prof. Das has also composed, translated, edited, restored and compiled several books which have been published by different universities, institutions and publishers in India. Similarly, he also undertook the four Tibetan-Bengali Translation Projects funded by ACLS, USA & FPMT, USA as well as English-Bengali Translation Project funded by Berzin Archives, Germany for two years during the Covid period. Apart from translation, compilation, restoration and editing work, Prof. Das attended number of Local, National and International seminars, and presented papers.