Sonam Nyenda
MA
Religious Studies

Sonam NyendaÌýcompleted his MA in Religious Studies with a specialization in Bhutanese Buddhism. His primaryÌýresearch interest in this area concerned, among others, tantric rituals, the significance of art and iconography and their function within ritual and practice, and tantric ritual manuals. He worked on the Vajrakila tradition of Sumthrang Sumdrup Chodzong Gompa (est.Ìý1228 AD) in central Bhutan.ÌýSonam examinedÌýin particularÌýtheÌýart and Kangsoel ritual, which is performed annually to appease the deities of thisÌýtradition. Ìýis a teacher at the college of Language and Culture Studies, Royal University of Bhutan.

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