Pema Choling Nunnery Tang Bumthang

Embrace Bhutan Cultural Tour

Bumthang | Bhutan

13 Nov 2019 | Wed

Day 07 of 13

Drive | Jakar to Tang Valley
Jambay Lhakhang
Kurjey Lhakhang
Nature Walk to Tamshing Lhakhang – Swinging Bridge & Local Handcrafts
Tamshing Lhakhang
Lunch in Bumthang
Mebar Tsho – The Burning Lake
Pema Choling Nunnery
Ogyen Choling Manor and Museum

Pema Choling Nunnery

Visit Pema Choling Nunnery, where over 100 nuns, mostly teenagers and young women, study, and practice.

Our next stop was the beautiful Pema Choling Nunnery. Located in Tang, Bumthang, this nunnery was established by His Eminence Gangteng Rinpoche for empowering women in Bhutan in 2001. The nunnery has an enrollment of 157 nuns.

Pema Choling is a Non-Profit Organization working to support education and generate self-sufficient girls and women in Bhutan. Pema Choling Shedra is the first Buddhist college to produce women completing masters in Buddhist philosophy and to women seeking a spiritual path. The nunnery consist of nuns coming from various society and educational background.The shedra offers a 9 year masters degree in Buddhist philosophy as well as other regular school courses.

– Pema Choling Facebook

Tour of Courtyard and Handmade Gift Shop

Without being too disruptive, we took a short tour of the nunnery’s courtyard and a small handmade gift shop (proceeds help support the nunnery). We bought a few items such as a couple of very nice prayer beads.

Visit with Two Young Nuns

Afterward, we got to meet and talk with a couple of young nuns. They also briefly showed us their living accommodations. Before leaving, our group gave a donation to the nunnery as an offering of help and support.