Why The Dalai Lama Helped Tibetan Buddhist Nuns Get Advanced Degrees

(ANALYSIS) Nearly 200 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal — a record number — gathered recently at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the “geshema” examination. These exams are in preparation for one day receiving the geshema degree, comparable with a doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.

Asia, Buddhism, Women, women, History, NewsDarcie Price-WallaceOctober 4, 2025Darcie Price-Wallace, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhists, women, Buddhist nuns, news, analysis, Dalai Lama, Primary feature, Secondary featureComment

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