Tsomo, K.
Tibetan calendar dates
| Website: | http://www.dakinipower.com/karmalekshetsomo/;http://home.sandiego.edu/~ktsomo/ |
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| Primary Language: | English |
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| Translates from: | Tibetan |
| Translates to: | English |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- University of California, San Diego;Sakyadhita;International Association of Buddhist Women;Jamyang Foundation
PhD University
- University of Hawai'i
Biographical Information
Karma Lekshe Tsomo is an assistant professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, teaching classes in Buddhism and World Religions. She studied Buddhism in Dharamsala for 15 years and completed a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Hawai`i with research on death and identity in China and Tibet. She specializes in Buddhist philosophical systems, comparative topics in religion, gender issues in Buddhism, and Buddhism and bioethics. Her work includes research and publications in the areas of women in Buddhism, death and identity, Buddhist monasticism, Buddhist/Christian dialogue, and the western adaptation of Buddhism. An American Buddhist nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition, Dr. Tsomo serves as president of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women (www.sakyadhita.org) and has helped coordinate numerous national and international conferences on Buddhist women. She is the director of Jamyang Foundation (www.jamyang.org), an initiative to provide educational opportunities for women in developing countries, with eight schools in the Indian Himalayas and one in Bangladesh. Source
- Wiki Pages
Full Name[edit]
Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Education[edit]
Affiliation[edit]
Associate Professor
Department of Theology & Religious Studies
San Diego
Phone: (619) 260-4600 x4921
Fax: (619) 260-2260
Email: ktsomo@sandiego.edu