Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Hawai`i

Contact information

Office: Maher 295
Ph: 619-260-4600 x4921
Fax: (619) 260-2260,
E-mail: ktsomo@sandiego.edu

Research specialties

Women in Buddhism, Buddhism and bioethics, religion and cultural change, Buddhism in North America

Teaching specialties

Buddhist philosophical systems, comparative religions, gender issues in religion, Buddhism and bioethics

Selected publications

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.) 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.