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Thrangu Tara Abbey is a monastery that was
established for Buddhist nuns. It is located in
Swayambunath
on the outskirts of Kathmandu. In 1991, the first
group of 17 nuns arrived from the province of
Manang in
Nepal near the Tibetan border.
The head nuns, Ani Tsomo and Ani Karma Drolma, are the sisters of one
of Rinpoche’s
main lamas, Lama Aju. Khenpo
Chonyi Rangdrol is the new head in-charge of the nunnery. He used to be
principal of SMD Boarding School and is a very adept leader. Thrangu
Rinpoche had long held the intention to establish a centre for women to
make available the full range of monastic, liturgical, philosophical
and meditation training that is available to monks. |
 In 2010, Ani Karma Sherab Wangmo was the first Tara Abbey nun to receive the acharya degree. She is teaching the 57 nuns in Shedra at the Abbey in Nepal. There are other ani (nun) teachers and 2 monks, Khenpo Karma Dradul and Lama Nyma, helping to further the women's education. |
Ani Tsomo with baby fruit
 trees thanks to the Veggiyana project. This wonderful inspiration is feeding 100s of people nutritious food and training many in growing and cooking healthy food in the Himalayas. Tara's BLOG http://thrangu-tara-abbey.blogspot.com/ |
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