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NEWPORT - Geshema Delek Wangmo, Buddhist scholar and practitioner from Dolma Ling Nunnery in India, shares about her life as a Tibetan Buddhist nun on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery near Newport. A vegetarian potluck lunch follows her presentation. All are welcomed, and registration is required. Details are in the Events section at SravastiAbbey. org.
Geshema Delek Wangmo’s story is a tale of faith, courage, resilience, purpose, and tenacity, according to a news release from Sravasti Abbey. Her public talk, in English, relates her life as a Tibetan Buddhist nun, her monastic education, her role as a teacher of other nuns, and her aspirations for Tibetan Buddhism in the future.
Geshema Delek Wangmo is among the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns to complete the rigorous education of a geshe—equivalent to a PhD in Buddhist Studies—once reserved for monks only. Born in Tibet in 1970 to a nomad family, she was illiterate when she ordained as a Buddhist nun at the age of 15. A long pilgrimage led her to Lhasa, Tibet’s capital city. There, under persecution from the Chinese Communist authorities, her pilgrimage group headed for India, escaping the Communist oppression to join the Tibetan refugee community.
Geshema Delek Wangmo helped to build her present home, Dolma Ling Nunnery Institute, where her education began in earnest. Today she is a principal teacher for nuns in her community.
Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan Tradition. All programs are in English and the Abbey offers meditation courses and retreats, has an extensive YouTube channel, and supports its founder, Venerable Thubten Chodron, to publish books on Buddhist philosophy that are read worldwide. For more information, call 509-4475549 or email [email protected]. Additional information about Sravasti Abbey is at SravastiAbbey.org.
