Tibetan Nuns Project

Tibetan Nuns Project TNP supports 7 nunneries and over 900 Tibetan Buddhist nuns in India, educating and empowering them. Sidhpur 176057
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The Tibetan Nuns Project is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 1987. Our mission is to educate and empower nuns of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as teachers and leaders; and to establish, strengthen, and support educational institutions to sustain Tibetan religion and culture. Traditionally, Buddhist nuns have not had the same access to education as monks. The Tibetan Nuns Project aims to

elevate the educational standards and the position of women. We created a groundbreaking education system aimed at both preserving Tibetan culture and empowering the nuns to live and become leaders in the modern world. Currently, the Tibetan Nuns Project supports over 700 nuns and seven nunneries in northern India from all Tibetan Buddhist traditions, as well as nuns living on their own and in retreat. Our efforts also include nuns and nunneries following the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Buddhist communities within the Himalayan region of India such as Kinnaur, Spiti, Ladakh, and Zanskar. Over 30 years ago, many nuns began escaping from Tibet in search of religious and educational freedom. The majority of the nuns were destitute and illiterate, and they arrived in a refugee community already struggling to survive. These dedicated women wanted to live, study, practice, and teach in accordance with their spiritual beliefs. Ways to Support the Nuns:

Sponsor A Nun and provide the basic necessities to a nun for just $1 a day. Make a Donation

Shop in our Online Store for products made by the nuns including malas, prayer flags, incense and more. Leave a Legacy of Compassion with a gift in your will to the Tibetan Nuns Project

Locations:

Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle
815 Seattle Boulevard South, Suite 216
Seattle, WA 98134

Tibetan Nuns Project India
c/o Dolma Ling
P.O.

Happy Saga Dawa Duchen! Today is the holiest day in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, celebrating the birth, enlightenment,...
05/31/2026

Happy Saga Dawa Duchen! Today is the holiest day in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. On this auspicious day, may everyone be inspired to act with greater kindness, compassion, wisdom and generosiity. May all beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. 🙏🙏🙏

The retreat center at Shugsep Nunnery and Institute, before and after. Thank you so much to everyone who made the retr...
05/28/2026

The retreat center at Shugsep Nunnery and Institute, before and after. Thank you so much to everyone who made the retreat center possible! 🙏🙏🙏The project was announced in late 2022 and completed this spring. Watch for our upcoming report.😃

White Tara surrounded by mani stones. Tara is especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism and is known as the “mother of libe...
05/28/2026

White Tara surrounded by mani stones. Tara is especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism and is known as the “mother of liberation”. The Tibetan Nuns Project logo has a circle of 21 TAM, the seed syllable of Tara, the feminine embodiment of compassion. Photo courtesy of Heather Wardle.

Watch for our upcoming blog and report on the wonderful new retreat center at Shugsep Nunnery and Institute. You can sig...
05/26/2026

Watch for our upcoming blog and report on the wonderful new retreat center at Shugsep Nunnery and Institute. You can sign up for blog posts at tnp.org.

05/26/2026

🙏🙏🙏 His Holiness the Dalai Lama is also the patron of the Tibetan Nuns Project.

It is less than one week to Saga Dawa Duchen, the most sacred of the four annual Buddhist festivals related to the life ...
05/25/2026

It is less than one week to Saga Dawa Duchen, the most sacred of the four annual Buddhist festivals related to the life of the Buddha Shakyamuni. Saga Dawa Duchen falls on Sunday May 31st this year and commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni. During the whole month of Saga Dawa (May 17 to June 15th, 2026) and especially on Saga Dawa Duchen, May 31st, the merit of one's actions is greatly multiplied.

Here is a wonderful report in by about the landmark two-day conference in Dharamsala on "WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN TIBETA...
05/24/2026

Here is a wonderful report in by about the landmark two-day conference in Dharamsala on "WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM" which brought together over 160 senior Buddhist nuns, scholars, and officials, including Rinchen Khando Choegyal and Youdon Aukatsang of the Tibetan Nuns Project. Key discussions highlighted the institutionalization of the Geshema degree (a doctorate equivalent) as a major milestone for gender equality. "Speakers and attendees emphasized that the conference resolved theological doubts, reshaped future education, and signaled a permanent, self-sustaining shift toward female leadership in Tibetan Buddhism."

A landmark two-day conference in Dharamshala, titled "His Holiness ...

Far-reaching consequences... the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have led to a shortage of cooking gas in In...
05/23/2026

Far-reaching consequences... the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have led to a shortage of cooking gas in India. The world's most populous nation relies on LPG as its primary cooking fuel. Here are photos from Sherab Choeling Nunnery taken in April showing the nuns preparing meals on a traditional local chula using wood as fuel due to the LPG (gas cylinder) shortage. Sherab Choeling Nunnery in the remote Spiti Valley is home to 60 Tibetan Buddhist nuns and is one of seven nunneries supported by Tibetan Nuns Project donors.

86 nuns from 13 nunneries in India and Nepal gathered in Dharamsala for a 2-day conference on Women’s Empowerment in Tib...
05/23/2026

86 nuns from 13 nunneries in India and Nepal gathered in Dharamsala for a 2-day conference on Women’s Empowerment in Tibetan Buddhism.

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We recently got a new shipment of products made by the Tibetan Buddhist nuns in India, including malas, prayer flags, ba...
05/22/2026

We recently got a new shipment of products made by the Tibetan Buddhist nuns in India, including malas, prayer flags, bags, dharma wheels etc. You can find them in our online store at tnp.org. If you have a moment, please tell us what products you like and why and we will share your feedback with the nuns who make the handicrafts and sacred objects. Share your comments below.

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815 Seattle Boulevard S # 418
Seattle, WA
98134

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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(206)6528901

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