BA, Japanese, University of California at Berkeley
MA, Asian Studies, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
MA, Religion (Asian) , University of Hawai`i at Manoa
PhD, Comparative Philosophy, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Karma Lekshe Tsomo's doctoral research focused on death and identity in China and Tibet. Her primary academic interests include women in
Buddhism, Buddhism and bioethics, religion and cultural change, and Buddhism in the United States. In addition to her academic work, she is
actively involved in interfaith dialogue and in grassroots initiatives for the empowerment of women.
She is president of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist
Women (www.sakyadhita.org) and director of Jamyang Foundation (www.jamyang.org), an initiative to provide educational opportunities for
women in the Indian Himalayas and Bangladesh.
Classes Taught
THRS 112 World Religions
THRS 314 Buddhist Faith and Practice
P&JS 515 Comparative Religious Ethics
Books
Into the Jaws of Yama: Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 2006.
(ed.) Out of the Shadows: Socially Engaged Buddhist Women in the Global Community. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 2006.
(ed.) Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements .
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004.
(ed.) Discipline and Practice: Buddhist Women Past and Present, Honolulu: Sakyadita, 2004.
(ed.) Bridging Worlds: Buddhist Women's Voices Across Generations, Taipei: Yuan Chuan Press, 2004.
(ed.) Innovative Women in Buddhism: Swimming Against the Stream. Surrey, England: Curzon Press, 2000.
(ed.) Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations.
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1999.
(ed. with David W. Chappell) Living and Dying in Buddhist Cultures. Honolulu: School of Hawaiian,
Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawai`i, 1997.
Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics for Women, A Comparative Analysis of the Dharmagupta and Mulasarvastivada
Bhiksuni Pratimoksa Sutras.
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press,
1996.
(ed.) Buddhism Through American Women's Eyes. Ithaca, NY: Snow
Lion Publications, 1994.
(ed.) Sakyadhita: Daughters of the Buddha. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion
Publications, 1989.
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