Aama Bombo

Aama Bombo or Buddhi Maya Lama is a shaman in the Nepali Tamang tradition. Aama Bombo means "Mother Shaman." She is also a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers (IC13G).

Biography Bombo was born in Melong and later moved to Kathmandu after she was married at age sixteen. Following convulsions at age 25, she believed that her dead father, who had taught her shamanism as a child, was trying to leave her body.