Tibetan nuns study during the winter examination period at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in Dharamshala, India, in 2022. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious ...
High in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, Druk Amitabha Nunnery is home to 800 nuns of the Drukpa Order of Himalayan Buddhism.
Forget splashy beach vacations and trips to Europe. This summer, the girls are hitting up the monastery. That means forgoing kitten heels, Hugo spritzes, and mini dresses in favor of meditating with ...
Neighbors and residents celebrate the dedication of a new Buddha Hall at Sravasti Abbey near Newport, Wash., on Sept. 1, 2025. Eliza Billingham / Spokane Public Radio Sravasti Abbey, about 10 miles ...
Practicing mindful walking, individually or in a group, is the foundation of “Hiking Zen,” a guide to practicing mindfulness ...
In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the ...
(The Conversation) — A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning. (The ...