Gyurme Dorje holds a master's degree in Sanskrit (University of Edinburgh) and a PhD in Tibetan literature (SOAS, University of London). He has written, edited, translated, and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture, among them The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology, and The Essential Tantras of Mahayoga. He and his family are based in Crieff, Scotland.