He earned a doctorate after defending a thesis in Zurich on Holidays and ceremonies in Ladakh and a degree of Privatdozent (Habilitation in the field of anthropology of religions).
[3][4][5][6][7] Since then he is working as an independent curator: Kosmos – Rätsel der Menschheit (Museum Rietberg);[8] Yak, Yetis, Yogis – Tibet im Comic (Museum Rietberg);[9] Bill Viola: Passions (in the Cathedral of Berne);[10][11] Cesar Ritz (old railway station Niederwald).
Among his books, Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism is best known to the general public and has been translated into six languages.
[14] Martin Brauen has also produced several films and documentaries on Tibet and the Himalayas, and has worked in the areas of aid and development policy in a Swiss NGO (Brot für alle).
[15][16] The great-grandfather of Martin Brauen, Élie Ducommun[17] who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902, was a notable pacifist.