Research

Research fields and professional interest:

Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan history, Tibetan literature, Himalayan religious practices, rituals, ritual texts, pilgrimage, Asian performing arts

https://independentresearcher.academia.edu/ZsokaGelle

 

Specific research topics:

Teaching lineages of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools, history of Buddhism in the Himalayan region, gter ma tradition, hidden lands (beyul), Buddhist eschatology, Hyolmo culture

 

Cham at Shechen Gonpa

Guru Rinpoche cham (monastic dance) at Shechen Gonpa, Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo: GZs)