Gelongma Dompa (dgeslongma’i sdom pa): The Blessing of Bhikshuni Ordination in Bhutan
Dr. Tashi Zangmo
25 June 2022
A historic step toward manifesting greater equality within the monastic institutions of the Buddhadharma
Dr. Tashi Zangmo
Dr. Tashi Zangmo is a Buddhist activist and the executive director of the Bhutan Nuns Foundation. Born and raised in eastern Bhutan, she pursued higher education in India and the United States, eventually graduating with a PhD from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She established the Bhutan Nuns Foundation in 2009, under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Tshering Yangdoen Wangchuck. The foundation works directly with about 30 Buddhist nunneries, educating and training nuns to be socially active Buddhist as teachers, counselors, and community leaders.