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Pages in category "Indian Buddhist nuns" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amrapali; B. Freda Bedi;
It is the largest and oldest Tibetan nunnery in India. Since most of the nunneries in Tibet are no longer operational, it may be the largest in the world. [2] Gaden Chöling is built on a steep hillside in Dharamsala. [3] The nunnery is only a ten-minute walk from the main temple in McLeod Ganj. There are 160 nuns in residence. [4]
When Buddhism travelled from India to Tibet, apparently the quorum of twelve fully ordained nuns required for bestowing full ordination never reached Tibet. There are singular accounts of fully ordained Tibetan women, such as the Samding Dorje Phagmo (1422–1455), who was once ranked the highest female master in Tibet, but very little is known ...
Barkha Madan, now known as Gyalten Samten is an Indian Buddhist nun as well as former model, beauty queen, actress and film producer who has appeared in Hindi and Punjabi language films. [1] She has also appeared in television serials and hosted some TV shows.
The Tibetan Nuns Project supports 7 nunneries in northern India as well as some nuns living on their own. The largest of these nunneries is Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute which was built and is fully supported by the Tibetan Nuns Project. It is the first institute dedicated specifically to higher education for Tibetan Buddhist nuns.
Tenzin Palmo is Watering the Nuns Interview in ascent magazine; Realising the Potential of Nuns, Interview with Tenzin Palmo at Dongyu Gyatsal Ling Nunnery, near Tashijong, India, September 2006 by Di Cousens; Buddhist Monastic Code II, Chapter 23 Bhikkhunīs, edition 2007 by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Sani Gompa, also known as Sani Monastery. It is a Buddhist monastery located in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India. It is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries dating back to the 2nd century BCE. Sani Gompa has a blend Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. In the premises of monastery exists holi funerary. File:Maitreya at Sani ...
Ladakh Nuns Association (LNA) is an association of Buddhist nuns in Ladakh, India. It was founded in the year 1996 by Dr. Tsering Palmo with the aim of reviving and rejuvenating the tradition of nuns in Ladakh. [2] [3] It aims to raise the education