Department of Religious Studies
Department of Religious Studies
Karma Rigzin

Karma Rigzin

Doctoral Student
Email: kr4xh@virginia.edu

Education

University of Virginia: PhD in Religious Studies (in progress)

Central University of Tibetan Studies: Ācārya (M.A. equivalent) in Buddhist Philosophy and Comparative Studies on Classical Indian Philosophy (2004)

Central University of Tibetan Studies: Śāstri (B.A. equivalent) in Philosophy and Language (2002)

Research Interests

Himalayan Religions
Bhutanese Religious Traditions
Bon and Buddhism
Ritual and Festival Traditions
Lived Religion
Religious Interactions and Exchange
Sacred Landscapes and Community Formation
Himalayan Languages and Philology

Dissertation Project

The Kharphu Festival: Bon-Buddhist Ritual Practices and Community Identity in Eastern Bhutan

Publications (Selected)

Rigzin, Karma, and Nicolas Tournadre. “Outline of Chocha-Ngacha.” Journal of Himalayan Linguistics 14(2), 2015.

Rigzin, Karma. “Ties that Bind: Identity and Community in the Kharphu Festival of Tsamang, Mongar.” Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Thailand, 2012.

Rigzin, Karma. “Chibdrel: A Traditional Bhutanese Welcome Ceremony.” Journal of Bhutan Studies 24 (2011): 42–53.