Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Bhikshuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo grew up in Hawaii and received her M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii in 1971. She studied for five years at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives and several years at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, both in Dharamsala, India. In 1977, she received sramanerika ordination and in 1982 bhikshuni ordination. She is a founding member of Sakyadhita, the founder of Jamyang Choling Nunnery in Dharamsala, and is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii.
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Bhikshuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo - Dec 28, 1999
The history of Buddhist monasticism and its Western ...
Tracing the evolution of the sangha and Vinaya. The challenges faced by the sangha in…
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Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo Protocol for sangha in the Tibetan tradition
How to remain respectful of other cultures while maintaining the expectations of monastic dress and…
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