Thubten Wangmo (A)

Student no: 90           

Brief life history:               

Thubten Wangmo was born in Ladakh, India on 3 February 1986. Her father, Phuntsok Lhagyal, and mother, Tenzin Drolma, are farmers and she has four siblings (an older brother and sister and a younger brother and sister). Thubten Wangmo completed grade five of elementary school then worked at home helping her parents in the fields. In 2004 she took ordination in Ladakh and moved to Rigzong nunnery. In early 2006 Thubten Wangmo traveled to Dharamsala, India and joined Jamyang Choling Institute in April 2006.

Tenzin Chimed (B)

Student no: 93           

Brief life history:               

Tenzin Chimed was born in Arunachal Pradesh, India on 13 July 1988. Her father, Rinzin Dorjee, is a lay Buddhist practitioner and performs Buddhist rituals and prayers for people in the local villages, and her mother, Drolma Lhamo, is a housewife. Tenzin Chimed is the older sister of one brother and five sisters, and before ordination she helped her parents at home caring for her siblings. In April 2006 Tenzin Chimed traveled to Dharmasala and took ordination a week later. She then joined Jamyang Choling Institute later that month.

Jamyang Choezom

Student no: 95           

Brief life history:               

Jamyang Choezom was born in Mustang, Nepal on 11 July 1982. Her father, Wangdu, and mother, Youdon, are farmers and she has one older brother and three older sisters. Before ordination Jamyang Choezom worked at home helping her mother. At the age of 20, she took ordination at a Sakya nunnery in Dehra Dun and lived there until joining Jamyang Choling Institute in April 2006.

Tenzin Yangzom

Student no:  98       

Brief life history:               

Tenzin Yangzom was born in Spiti, India on 7 June 1985. Her father, Tsering Tashi is a farmer and she has two older and two younger sisters (her mother died). Tenzin Yangzom completed high school then, desiring to pursue monastic life, she took ordination on 15 March 2006. She then joined Jamyang Choling Institute in April 2006.

Tashi Dolkar

Student no:  99       

Brief life history:               

Tashi Drolkar was born in Spiti, India on 9 May 1990. Her father, Tenzin, is a storekeeper for an Indian government department and her mother, Dolma Tsering, is a housewife. Dolma Tsering has eight siblings and three of her brothers are Buddhist monks. Tashi Drolkar completed grade eight of middle school then joined Jamyang Choling Institute in April 2006 and soon afterwards took ordination.

Choying Dolma

Student no: 103

Brief life history:               

Choying Dolma was born in Manang, Nepal on 2 June 1983. Her father, Kami Gurung, is a businessman and her mother, Laxmi Gurung, is a housewife and she has one older sister and younger brother. After completing grade five of elementary English medium school in Kathmandu, Choying Dolma studied Tibetan for two years at a nunnery in Nepal as a day student. She then took ordination in 2000 at the age of 18 and resided at a nunnery in Nepal. In February 2006, she traveled to India and joined Jamyang Choling Institute in April 2006.

Tenzin Yingsal

Student no: 107    

Brief life history:               

Tenzin Yingsal was born in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India on 8 March 1991. Her father, Tenzin Choephel, and mother, Bimla Devi, are farmers and she has one sister and one brother. After completing grade nine of middle school, Tenzin Yingsal, with her parent’s blessing, came directly to Jamyang Choling Institute, and took ordination soon afterwards.

Tenzin Kunsal

Student no:  109    

Brief life history:               

Tenzin Kunsal was born in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India on 1 January 1995. Her father, Hari Dev, and mother, Sonam Dolma are farmers and she has two sisters and one brother. After completing high school, Tenzin Kunsal, aspiring to become a nun, came directly to Jamyang Choling Institute (in April 2006) and took ordination soon afterwards.

Thubten Dolkar

Studetn no: 75

Brief history:

Thubten Dolkar was born in Ladakh, India in 1986. Her father, Tenzin Tsering, is deceased and her mother, Tsering Bhuthi, is a farmer, and she has four older sisters and one older brother. Thubten Dolkar completed grade five of elementary school (in Urdu language) then took ordination in Ladakh. She joined Jamyang Choling Institute in March 2003. The study program covers Buddhist philosophy, meditation, Tibetan, English, Hindi languages, literature, basic computer and communication skills for those students who will serve as administrators and community leaders in the remote Himalayan region as well as for the Institute itself.

Tenzin Dadon

Student no: 80

Brief history:

Tenzin Dadon was born in Arunachal Pradesh, India in 1989. Her father, Pema Norbu, works for the army and her mother is deceased, and she has four sisters and two brothers. Tenzin Dadon completed grade seven of middle school and later joined Jamyang Choling Institute and took ordination in March 2003.