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Buddhist Women: His Holiness the Je Khenpo Ordains 265 Buddhist Nuns from 14 Countries During Bhutan’s Global Peace Prayer Festival

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Buddhist Women: His Holiness the Je Khenpo Ordains 265 Buddhist Nuns from 14 Countries During Bhutan’s Global Peace Prayer Festival - Buddhistdoor Global

In one of the crowning moments of the recent Global Peace Prayer Festival in the Kingdom of Bhutan, His Holiness the Je Khenpo presided over a historic ceremony in Thimphu from 15–19 November to fully ordain 265 Buddhist nuns. While 137 of the newly ordained bhikshunis are Bhutanese, 128 female monastics from 13 countries—Australia, India, […]

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