Kaia Fischer is a translator, writer, and musician living in New York City. They received their M.A. from Union Theological Seminary, and for five years acted as personal assistant to the eminent professor, lama, and translator Dr. Lozang Jamspal of Ladakh, who was among the first Tibetan lamas to arrive in the United States.
For more than a decade, in concert with Dr. Jamspal, Phakyab Rinpoche, Dr. David Mellins and others, Kaia has translated The Hundred Deeds Sūtra and numerous other Buddhist canonical scriptures for 84000.co. They are a frequent contributor to Tricycle Magazine, and guitarist for the rock band Rainer Maria.
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Tibet House US was founded at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who at the inauguration in 1987 stated his wish for a long-term cultural institution to ensure the survival of Tibetan civilization and culture, whatever the political destiny of the six million people of Tibet itself.
