Buddhist Nuns Learn Kung Fu

June 28, 2017

September 19, 2016:  His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa, leader of the 1,000 year old Drupka lineage of Buddhism, has encouraged Buddhist nuns to learn self defense as a means of promoting gender equality and female empowerment.  Read the story:  The King Fu Nuns of Nepal (BBC -Travel)  

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