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[[Shuksep]] or [[Shugsep]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཤུག་གསེབ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] [[shug gseb]]) — a [[nunnery]] located thirty {{Wiki|miles}} from [[Lhasa]] on the slopes of Mount [[Gangri Thökar]], a site associated with the [[great master]] [[Longchenpa]]. It was founded by the great {{Wiki|female}} [[master]] [[Lochen Chönyi Zangmo]]. | [[Shuksep]] or [[Shugsep]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཤུག་གསེབ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] [[shug gseb]]) — a [[nunnery]] located thirty {{Wiki|miles}} from [[Lhasa]] on the slopes of Mount [[Gangri Thökar]], a site associated with the [[great master]] [[Longchenpa]]. It was founded by the great {{Wiki|female}} [[master]] [[Lochen Chönyi Zangmo]]. | ||
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[[Shuksep Nunnery]] in exile is located on the outskirts of {{Wiki|Dharamsala}} in [[Northern India]]. It has approximately 60 [[nuns]] most of whom come from the original [[nunnery]] [[in Tibet]]. They have the opportunity to participate in a nine-year {{Wiki|academic}} program of [[Buddhist philosophy]], [[debate]], [[Tibetan language]] and English. Their [[teachers]] come from [[Penor Rinpoche's]] [[monastery]] in southern [[India]] | [[Shuksep Nunnery]] in exile is located on the outskirts of {{Wiki|Dharamsala}} in [[Northern India]]. It has approximately 60 [[nuns]] most of whom come from the original [[nunnery]] [[in Tibet]]. They have the opportunity to participate in a nine-year {{Wiki|academic}} program of [[Buddhist philosophy]], [[debate]], [[Tibetan language]] and English. Their [[teachers]] come from [[Penor Rinpoche's]] [[monastery]] in southern [[India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:02, 13 September 2020
Shuksep or Shugsep (Tib. ཤུག་གསེབ་, Wyl. shug gseb) — a nunnery located thirty miles from Lhasa on the slopes of Mount Gangri Thökar, a site associated with the great master Longchenpa. It was founded by the great female master Lochen Chönyi Zangmo.
In Exile
Shuksep Nunnery in exile is located on the outskirts of Dharamsala in Northern India. It has approximately 60 nuns most of whom come from the original nunnery in Tibet. They have the opportunity to participate in a nine-year academic program of Buddhist philosophy, debate, Tibetan language and English. Their teachers come from Penor Rinpoche's monastery in southern India
