The Venerable Karma Tsomo Lekshe teaches Buddhism and World Religions at the University of San Diego.
It is a fully ordained nun American practicing the Tibetan tradition.
She is president of Sakyadhita: an international association of Buddhist women and helped organize national conferences and international Sakyadhita since 1987. She has contributed to the development of eight educational programs for women living in Himalayan India.
She emphasizes that "The ordination is an opportunity that few women will choose, but access to full ordination is symbolic of something much larger. If women are novices at life without any hope to access a full ordination, they can be excellent practitioners, but psychologically, they will be weighed down by the misconception that in any case, they are not good enough .
If the monks are revered in a country, because they belong to the Sangha, but there are no women in the Sangha, this sends the message that women are one way or Another inadequate. They are not marginalized, they are simply not in the table ... "
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Source: Buddhism in female
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