In 2014, as an 80th birthday gift to Khenpo Rinpoche, and at the request of our teacher Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Nalandabodhi Connecticut pledged to sponsor one of his nuns for at least three years. We are now in our 12th year of support. Our nun is Ani Karma Ngawang Choden. (Ani means “nun.”) She was born in 1995 in Tsirang, Bhutan. She is at the Karma Drubdey nunnery in central Bhutan. At that nunnery there are over 100 nuns living, studying and practicing dharma.
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche is the root teacher of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. For many years, Khenpo Rinpoche has put much love and attention in supporting female monastic practitioners. He has exerted careful effort in establishing study and practice opportunities in nunneries, shedras (monastic colleges), and three-year retreats, which are traditionally and commonly only offered to male practitioners. If there was ever a great example of how to practice equanimity, Khenpo Rinpoche is it!
Please join us in supporting Ani Karma Ngawang in 2026! The cost for one year for all of her needs is only $720. Your donation (made by NBCT through Marpa Foundation) is tax-deductible. For information on how to donate, go to our donate page
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