State authorities in Sichuan have reportedly called a halt to demolition work at Larung Gar and suspended the expulsion of monastics as winter deepens.
Twenty women made history at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod on 22 December, becoming the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns to be awarded the title Geshema .
The Dalai Lama will bestow Geshema degrees on 20 Tibetan Buddhist nuns at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
The state authorities have reportedly canceled the annual Dechen Shingdrup ceremony scheduled to be held at the renowned Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
Reports and photographs indicate that state authorities have begun evicting residents and dismantling buildings at the famed Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
The authorities in Sichuan Province are reportedly planning a major reduction of the burgeoning monastic population at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
The fourth Geshema examination began on Sunday at Gaden Choeling Nunnery in Dharamsala, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Nuns from seven nunneries participating in the annual Great Winter Debate—gathered in Dharamsala to make a debate presentation before the Dalai Lama.
