Yoginīs of Fire and Light: Gebchak Gonpa in Tibet

Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayana Buddhism
A Mandala of 21st Century Perspectives
RITH, Motithang, Thimphu, July 1 - 3, 2016

Biographical Profile
Elizabeth McDougal (Ani Tenzin Chozom) lived as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in India for fifteen years at Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, Tsogyal Shedrub Ling Nunnery, and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. Since 2006 she has been working for Gebchak Gonpa in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet, as the Nunnery’s English secretary and translator. Fascinated by the Nunnery’s position as a vestige of traditional yogic culture in a region where the ancient has quickly transformed into the modern, Elizabeth is currently pursuing research on the topic at the University of Sydney.