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(TibetanReview.net, Oct25’26) – Thirty-three more Tibetan Buddhist nuns from five nunneries in India and Nepal have joined the rank of geshemas this year since the scholarly programme was launched on the initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2012. The first batch of 20 such nuns graduated in 2016, taking their total since then to 153. Earning the degree involves 16 to 17 years of monastic study, followed by a four-year inter-nunnery examination process, and is considered equivalent to PhD.
The 9th batch of geshema graduates were presented their degrees on Oct 20 alongside closing ceremony of the 30th Tibetan Nuns’ Winter Debate Session (Jang Gunchö) in Dharamshala, India, with Kyabje Ling Choktr...
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