Good news! Will the next Dalai Lama be a woman?
Caveat: I did not read the article!
"In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the “geshema” examination. These exams are in preparation for one day receiving the geshema degree, comparable with a doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The nearly four-week gathering was especially notable because until 13 years ago it was completely unavailable to women. ...
the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [age 90].
He encouraged nuns to become advanced degree holders as part of his broader goal to increase gender parity. ..."
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