Publikationen
Monographs
- 2019. The Ngor Branch Monastery of Go mig (sTeng rgyud) in Spiti: Its Foundation and Place Within the Religious History of Western Tibet. Beiträge zur politischen Geschichte von Spiti zwischen 1629 und 1842 und zur Geschichte der Sa-skya-pa-Schule im äußersten Westen des tibetischen Hochlandes: Rechtsdokumente aus dem Kloster Gog-mig (~ sTeng-rgyud) in Spiti. 2. Teil: Beiträge von Jörg Heimbel. Andiast: International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (IITBS).
- 2017. Vajradhara in Human Form: The Life and Times of Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute (LIRI).
Edited Volumes
- 2021. Caumanns, Volker, Jörg Heimbel, Kazuo Kano und Alexander Schiller (eds.). Gateways to Tibetan Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honour of David P. Jackson on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. 2 vols. Hamburg: Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universität Hamburg.
- 2019. Schuh, Dieter und Jörg Heimbel (eds.). Beiträge zur politischen Geschichte von Spiti zwischen 1629 und 1842 und zur Geschichte der Sa-skya-pa-Schule im äußersten Westen des tibetischen Hochlandes: Rechtsdokumente aus dem Kloster Gog-mig (~ sTeng-rgyud) in Spiti. 2 vols. Andiast: International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (IITBS).
- 2016. Erhard, Franz Xaver, Jeannine Bischoff, Lewis Doney, Jörg Heimbel und Emilia Sulek (eds.). Ancient Currents, New Traditions: Papers Presented at the Fourth International Seminar of Young Tibetologists. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 37. Print edition: Potsdam: Edition Tethys, 2017.
Articles and Book Chapters
- Forthcoming. “The Biography of lHa btsun Rin chen rgya mtsho (1399–1449/57) and Its Significance for Tibetan Art History: Reassessing the Emergence of the mKhyen lugs and sMan lugs Traditions.”
- Forthcoming. “Classifying Funerary Commissions: Portrait Statues of the Great Abbots of Ngor.” In David Pritzker and Yannick Laurent (eds.), Tibetan and Himalayan Statuary across Time and Space. Proceedings of the 16th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Prague, 3–9 July 2022.
- 2023a. “Nenying Monastery and Its Murals.” In Knud Larsen (ed.), Wall Painting in Tibet: History, Technique, Survivals, Environment. Langhus: Tronfjell Publications, pp. 176–183.
- 2023b. “Piwang and Its Cave Paintings.” In Knud Larsen (ed.), Wall Painting in Tibet: History, Technique, Survivals, Environment. Langhus: Tronfjell Publications, pp. 260–287.
- 2023c. Heimbel, Jörg and David P. Jackson. “Portraying the Lineage Masters of the Path with Its Fruit: Lowo Khenchen’s Description of Ngorchen’s Commission.” In Kurtis R. Schaeffer, Jue Liang, and William A. McGrath (eds.), Histories of Tibet: Essays in Honor of Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, pp. 55–93.
- 2022. Heimbel, Jörg and Volker Caumanns. “The Ngor Court Chaplain of sDe dge: Documents Illustrating the Appointment of dPal ldan chos skyong (1702–1759).” In Christoph Cüppers, Karl-Heinz Everding, and Peter Schwieger (eds.), A Life in Tibetan Studies: Festschrift for Dieter Schuh at the Occasion of his 80th Birthday. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute (LIRI), pp. 239–374.
- 2021a. “Portraits of the Great Abbots of Ngor: The Memorial or Death Anniversary Thangka (dus thang).” In Caumanns, Volker, Jörg Heimbel, Kazuo Kano, and Alexander Schiller (eds.), Gateways to Tibetan Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honour of David P. Jackson on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. 2 vols. Indian and Tibetan Studies 12.1–2. Hamburg: Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universität Hamburg, pp. 301–379
- 2021b. Caumanns, Volker, Jörg Heimbel, Kazuo Kano, und Alexander Schiller. “Preface.” In Caumanns, Volker, Jörg Heimbel, Kazuo Kano, und Alexander Schiller (eds.), Gateways to Tibetan Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honour of David P. Jackson on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. 2 vols. Hamburg: Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universität Hamburg, vol. 1, xix–xxiii, 1–57.
- 2020a. “A Dialogue Between Text and Image: Examining the Historico-Religious Context of a Narrative Thangka Painting Depicting Episodes from the Life of Shar chen Rin chen mi ’gyur rgyal mtshan (1717–1780).” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tibetan Archaeology and Art, Part II. Journal of Tibetology 22: 275–298.
- 2020b. “In Need of Donations: A Letter Written by Go rams pa to Encourage the Collecting of Offerings in Eastern Tibet.” In Bischoff, Jeannine, Petra Maurer, and Charles Ramble (eds.), On a Day of a Month of the Fire Bird Year. Festschrift for Peter Schwieger on the occasion of his 65th Birthday. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute (LIRI), pp. 331–358.
- 2019a. “Ngorchen Künga Sangpo on the Faults of Alcohol and Meat.” In Barstow, Geoffrey (ed.), The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, pp. 77–118.
- 2019b. “Producing a Deluxe bKa’ ’gyur Manuscript Set at Ngor Monastery: The Commission (1601–1603) of Shar chen Byams pa Kun dga’ bkra shis.” In Caumanns, Volker, Marta Sernesi, and Nikolai Solmsdorf (eds.), Unearthing Himalayan Treasures: Festschrift for Franz-Karl Ehrhard. Monographien zu den Sprachen und Literaturen des Indo-tibetischen Kulturraums 59. Marburg: Indica et Tibetica Verlag, pp. 219–233.
- 2017. “The Dispute Between mKhas grub rJe and Ngor chen: Its Representation and Role in Tibetan Life-Writing.” In Caumanns, Volker and Marta Sernesi (eds.), Fifteenth Century Tibet: Cultural Blossoming and Political Unrest. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute (LIRI), pp. 249–289.
- 2016. Erhard, Franz Xaver, Jeannine Bischoff, Lewis Doney, Jörg Heimbel, and Emilia Sulek. “Preface: Ancient Currents, New Traditions.” In Erhard, Franz Xaver et al. (eds.), Ancient Currents, New Traditions: Papers Presented at the Fourth International Seminar of Tibetologists. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 37: v–vii. Print edition: Potsdam: Edition Tethys, 2017, pp. xi–xiii.
- 2013. “The Jo gdan tshogs sde bzhi: An Investigation into the History of the Four Monastic Communities in Śākyaśrībhadra’s Vinaya Tradition,” In Ehrhard, Franz-Karl and Petra Maurer (eds.), Nepalica-Tibetica: Festgabe for Christoph Cüppers. 2 vols. Beiträge zur Zentralasienforschung 28/1. Andiast: International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies GmbH, vol. 1, pp. 187–242.
- 2012. “Ngor chen kun dga’ bzang po’i sku tshe’i lo rgyus la zhib ’jug byed skabs kyi rnam thar skor la cung zad dpyad pa.” Chos dung dkar po, Sa skya’i rtsom rig dus deb (Cho Dung Karpo, Sakya Literary Magazine) 8: 7–36.
- 2011. “Biographical Sources for Researching the Life of Ngor chen Kun dga’ bzang po (1382–1456).” Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 22: 47–91.
- 2005. “Ansammlungsfeld (tib.: tshogs zhing).” In Köpke, Wulf and Bernd Schmelz (eds.), Die Welt des tibetischen Buddhismus. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, Neue Folge, Band 36. Hamburg: Museum für Völkerkunde, pp. 787–802.
Online Catalog and Blog
- Seit 2024. “Notes on Buddhist Art from the Himalayas.”
https://artnotes.ngorpa.org. - Seit 2018. “Ngor’s Textual Treasures: A catalogue and research database.” https://www.ngorpa.org
Online Publications
- 2015a. “Buddhaśrī.” The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Sanggye-Pel/5626. - 2015b. “Sabzang Pakpa Zhonnu Lodro”. The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Zhonnu-Lodro/6257. - 2015c. “Sheja Zangpo”. The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Sheja-Zangpo/7718. - 2014a. “Sharchen Yeshe Gyeltsen.” The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Yeshe-Gyeltsen/5408. - 2014b. “Sanggye Puntsok.” The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Twenty-Fifth-Ngor-Khenchen-Sanggye-Puntsok/10644. - 2014c “Pelden Tsultrim.” The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Pelden-Tsultrim/7512. - 2013. “Rare Tibetan Texts 04: New Sources for History and Biography.” Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC), TBRC Blog.
http://about.tbrc.org/rare-tibetan-texts-04-new-sources-for-history-and-biography. - 2010. Heimbel, Jörg and Dominique Townsend. “Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo.” The Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion. New York: Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Ngorchen-Kunga-Zangpo/2387.