Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition
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Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition
Created: 01 June 2022
On 21June 2022, the Je Khenpo, the senior Buddhist authority in Bhutan, began ordaining a group of 144 women as bhikshunis, or female monks, at the Ramthangkha monastery in the tiny Himalayan country.