From a newsletter by E. Napper:
I am excited to share good news with you.
This month 27 Tibetan Buddhist nuns made history. They finished the first round of exams for their Geshema degree – the equivalent of a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. These stringent examinations are the culmination of a rigorous 17-year course of study.
This is a landmark achievement for Tibetan women.
Geshes, and soon also Geshemas, are the most educated monastics, carrying much of the responsibility for preserving and maintaining the Tibetan religion and culture. This will enable the nuns to take up leadership roles as educators for future generations of Buddhist practitioners.
Some of the nuns sitting the doctoral exams were illiterate when they escaped from Tibet and could not even write their own names. Your kindness and generosity have made possible their immense leap in capacity.
This would not have been possible without the support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Department of Religion and Culture of the Tibetan government in exile and the compassion and generosity of Tibetan Nuns Project donors like you.
We hope you will rejoice with us this historic milestone.
With profound thanks and warmest wishes,
Elizabeth Napper,
Co-Director
Tibetan Nuns Project
815 Seattle Boulevard South #216
Seattle, WA 98134 USA
Phone: 206-652-8901
Email: [email protected]
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Final Round of Exams for Women Geshes this month
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