August 12, 2005

The life of a Tibetan nun One of the two such stories online at the website of Shem, a women's group implementing projects in Tibetan communities in the PRC.
posted by Abiezer_Coppe 19 years ago
  • Thanks for this link!
  • Another way of finding that little spark of transcendent, transplendent, unspeakable glory Nice link.
  • Interesting tale of a Tibetan nun in China, thanks, Abuezar.. In Tibet, Buddhist nuns traditionally didn't receive the same levels of community support or training as the monks. Unfair, but true. This is now changing, in large part due to increased contact with the greater world and with exposure to modern ideas. Tibetanm or Vahrayana Buddhism is a blanket term for the traditional Buddhism prevailing not just in Tibet but in neighbouring areas of the Himalayas as well -- Nepal, Bhutan, etc.
  • Stories from the Tibetan diaspora, including some interesting reminisences of fighting with the Chushi Gangdruk
  • First link is a 404. The second link is excellent. These exiles at retirement home - amazing!
  • Gah - I seem to have included a break tag, bees - here it is again: Khagyun.org
  • Thanks, abiezer. Stories are fascinating. Ye know, this is the first mention I've ever heard of Muslim Tibetans. Small world. Big ignorance, me.
  • There is also some small communities of Catholic Tibetans, the result of missionary work, largely in the 1800s. One of the dictionaries we used was by the missionary HA Jaschke, though can't recall what denomination he was. Apparently, most Tibetans were a bit nonplussed by the missionaries though. Heard a story that the common response to Christian prosletysing went along the lines of, 'That sounds great, be we have a religion already, thanks.'
  • French and Swiss Catholic missionaries must have been exceptionally hardy folk. Fascinating link!