Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1258488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karma Lekshe Tsomo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karma Lekshe |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsomo |
| SIGNATURE | TSOMO K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4824-0073 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Being Black and Buddhist
BLACK AND BUDDHIST: WHAT BUDDHISM CAN TEACH US ABOUT RACE, RESILIENCE, TRANSFORMATION, AND FREEDOM. Edited by Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2020Pp. 189. $19.95. The anthology Black & Buddhist begins with a tribute, “In Honor of George Floyd, which recounts the merciless torture that culminated in the murder of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. This egregious violation o…
Death, Identity, and Awakening in Chinese Buddhist Doctrinal Traditions
In this article, the concepts of death and identity serve as a matrix for comparing the development of ancient Chinese and imported Buddhist thought and religious practice as they sparred, clashed, converged, and evolved over the course of many centuries. Beginning with the early history of the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, it traces the diverse perspectives that developed in Chinese Buddhist thinking on death and afterlife up to …
Beacons of Dharma: Spiritual Exemplars for the Modern Age. Edited by Christopher Patrick Miller, Michael Reading, and Jeffery D. Long. Landham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020
Buddhist Feminisms and Femininities
Introduction Conceptualizing Buddhist Feminisms and Images of the Feminine
Imagining Enlightenment: Icons and Ideology in Vajrayāna Buddhist Practice
Religious Perspectives on Human Suffering: Implications for Medicine and Bioethics
Prayers of Resistance
Throughout decades of Soviet repression of religion and into modern times, groups of Buddhist women known as babushki matsik, or “group of old women precept holders” have covertly engaged in Buddhist practices in Kalmykia, following the Tibetan tantric tradition. Located to the northwest of the Caspian Sea, the Kalmyk Republic of the Russian Federation is the only region of Europe with a predominantly Buddhist population. For centuries, the regio…
Eminent Buddhist Women
Explores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world. Eminent Buddhist Women reveals the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women through the centuries. Despite the Buddha's own egalitarian values, Buddhism as a religion has been dominated by men for more than two thousand years. With few exceptions, the achievements of Buddhist women have remained hidden or ignored. The narratives in this book call into qu…
Lao Buddhist Women: Quietly Negotiating Religious Authority
Throughout years of war and political upheaval, Buddhist women in Laos have devotedly upheld traditional values and maintained the practice of offering alms and other necessities to monks as an act of merit. In a religious landscape overwhelmingly dominated by bhikkhus (fully ordained monks), a small number have renounced household life and become maekhaos, celibate women who live as nuns and pursue contemplative practices on the periphery of the…
Sakyadhita Pilgrimage in Asia: On the Trail of the Buddhist Women's Network
Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women was established in 1987 to address issues of gender equality in Buddhist societies and Buddhist institutions. Since then, through a series of innovative biannual conferences, Sakyadhita has worked to link women from different Buddhist traditions and cultural backgrounds and provide them with a forum where women's voices can be heard. These conferences have generated a vibrant international Bu…
Death, Identity, and Enlightenment in Tibetan Culture
Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations
Translator's Introduction to "The History of Buddhist Nuns in Japan"
The profession of vows and the adoption of special precepts by the committed religious are themes common to the Buddhist and Christian traditions. As yet, however, there has been no in-depth comparative study of the vows and levels of training undertaken by the nuns of the two traditions. Professor Hirakawa provides a useful overview of the history of Buddhist nuns in East Asia. Since his article assumes a certain degree of familiarity with the i…
The History of Buddhist Nuns in Japan
Turning the Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism
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Turning the Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism
Translator's Introduction to "The History of Buddhist Nuns in Japan"
The profession of vows and the adoption of special precepts by the committed religious are themes common to the Buddhist and Christian traditions. As yet, however, there has been no in-depth comparative study of the vows and levels of training undertaken by the nuns of the two traditions. Professor Hirakawa provides a useful overview of the history of Buddhist nuns in East Asia. Since his article assumes a certain degree of familiarity with the i…
The History of Buddhist Nuns in Japan
Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations
Death, Identity, and Enlightenment in Tibetan Culture
Sakyadhita Pilgrimage in Asia: On the Trail of the Buddhist Women's Network
Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women was established in 1987 to address issues of gender equality in Buddhist societies and Buddhist institutions. Since then, through a series of innovative biannual conferences, Sakyadhita has worked to link women from different Buddhist traditions and cultural backgrounds and provide them with a forum where women's voices can be heard. These conferences have generated a vibrant international Bu…
Lao Buddhist Women: Quietly Negotiating Religious Authority
Throughout years of war and political upheaval, Buddhist women in Laos have devotedly upheld traditional values and maintained the practice of offering alms and other necessities to monks as an act of merit. In a religious landscape overwhelmingly dominated by bhikkhus (fully ordained monks), a small number have renounced household life and become maekhaos, celibate women who live as nuns and pursue contemplative practices on the periphery of the…
Eminent Buddhist Women
Explores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world. Eminent Buddhist Women reveals the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women through the centuries. Despite the Buddha's own egalitarian values, Buddhism as a religion has been dominated by men for more than two thousand years. With few exceptions, the achievements of Buddhist women have remained hidden or ignored. The narratives in this book call into qu…
Religious Perspectives on Human Suffering: Implications for Medicine and Bioethics
Prayers of Resistance
Throughout decades of Soviet repression of religion and into modern times, groups of Buddhist women known as babushki matsik, or “group of old women precept holders” have covertly engaged in Buddhist practices in Kalmykia, following the Tibetan tantric tradition. Located to the northwest of the Caspian Sea, the Kalmyk Republic of the Russian Federation is the only region of Europe with a predominantly Buddhist population. For centuries, the regio…
Imagining Enlightenment: Icons and Ideology in Vajrayāna Buddhist Practice
Buddhist Feminisms and Femininities
Introduction Conceptualizing Buddhist Feminisms and Images of the Feminine
Death, Identity, and Awakening in Chinese Buddhist Doctrinal Traditions
In this article, the concepts of death and identity serve as a matrix for comparing the development of ancient Chinese and imported Buddhist thought and religious practice as they sparred, clashed, converged, and evolved over the course of many centuries. Beginning with the early history of the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, it traces the diverse perspectives that developed in Chinese Buddhist thinking on death and afterlife up to …
Beacons of Dharma: Spiritual Exemplars for the Modern Age. Edited by Christopher Patrick Miller, Michael Reading, and Jeffery D. Long. Landham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020
Being Black and Buddhist
BLACK AND BUDDHIST: WHAT BUDDHISM CAN TEACH US ABOUT RACE, RESILIENCE, TRANSFORMATION, AND FREEDOM. Edited by Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2020Pp. 189. $19.95. The anthology Black & Buddhist begins with a tribute, “In Honor of George Floyd, which recounts the merciless torture that culminated in the murder of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. This egregious violation o…
Buddhism (14 works) · History (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Art (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Asian Studies and History (5 works)