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Sponsor a nun at $30 (US) per month or $360 per year.  Sponsors funds pay for food and shelter at Jamyang Choling Institute.

 

Please consider sponsoring a nun for a year if you are able to. 

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Penpal exchanges are encouraged between sponsors and nuns. Nuns will write to their sponsors during their breaks from their rigorous study schedules and report their progress. Most nuns do not have regular access to email and will write their sponsors through the post.

 

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NUNS SEEKING SPONSORS



 

Name: Skalzang Dolkar

Student No. 149

 Sponsor a nun at Jamyang Choling Tibetan Nunnery
 

Brief history: 

Skalzang Dolkar was born in Nubra Vellay in Ladakh on 5 January 1991. Her father Thubsten Wangchuk is policeman and Mother Kunzes Dolma is housewife. She has two younger sisters. She completed middle school (grade 10) and decided become a Buddhist nun.  
 

 

Name: Lobsang Palmo

Student No.  140

sponsor a nun and Jamyang Choling Nunnery

Brief history

Lobsang Lalmo was born on March 25,1990 in Zanskar.Her father Dhondup  Gelek ,is Tibetan traditional Doctor and mother Ngawang Laamo is housewife.

She went up to primary school grade 3rd but she has special interest to study Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language. Therefore, decided to travel to Dharamsala and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on April 1st 2009.She just started her study from 2nd week of April 2009. 
 

 

Name: Pema Dolkar

Student No. 138

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Brief history:

Pema Dolkar was born on December 26, 1992 in Bomdila in the state of Arunachal Pardesh, in India. Her father Tashi Tsering and mother Dawa Dolma are farmers.

She has been to the local middle school up to grade 7th but she has special interest to study Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language. Therefore, decided to travel to Dharamsala and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on 1st April 2009. She just started her study from 2nd week of April. 
 
 

Name: Stanzin Youdon (B)

Student No. 147 
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Brief history:

Stanzin Youdon (B) was born on 25 April 1998 in Keylong, Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh. Her father is Ngawang Tsering, policeman and Mother Name Ngawang Youdon is housewife. She has two sisters. She went to school up to grade 5th but she has special interest in Buddhist Philosophy. Therefore, she left the school and joined Jamyang Choling Institute on 1st April 2009. She just started her study at this Institute from 2nd week of April 2009. 
 

Name: Stanzin Youdon (A)

Student No.  146

Sponsor a nun at Jamyang Choling Tibetan Nunnery

Brief history:

Stanzin Youdon was born in Thunry village in Zanzkar valley of Ladakh, Northern India in the year 1995. Her father Thukjay Wangchuk, carpenter and mother Tsering Lhamo, housewife. She has 5 Sibling, two brothers and three sisters. Her parents are very poor and were unable to provide any basic education for her. Therefore, she was sent to Leh, capital of Ladakh to work as servant in rich family. Dr. Tsering Palmo, the founder and President of Ladakh Nuns Association (LNA) found out her situation and would like to help her go to school. She feel very fortunate that receive the wonder support from LNA and studied up to grade 4th in Leh.

 

Name: Wangchuk Palmo  

Student No. 139

Sponsor a nun at Jamyang Choling Tibetan Nunnery

Brief history:

Wangchuk Palmo was born on April 28,1991 in Katmandu in Nepal .Her father Kalu and mother Chongtay are farmers. She went up to primary school grade 4th but she has special interest to study Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language. Therefore, decided to travel to India and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on 1st April 2009. She just started her study from 2nd week of April 2009      
 

Name: Lobzang Chozin

Student No. 148

Sponsor a Tibetan Buddhist nun at Jamyang Choling Nunnery

Brief history:

Lobzang Chozin was born in Phay village in Zanzkar valley of Ladakh, Northern India in the year 1995. Her father Tsering Dorjee is farmer and mother Padma Youdon is housewife. She has 5 Sibling, four sisters and one brother. Her parents are very poor and were unable to provide any basic education for her. Therefore, she was sent to Leh, capital of Ladakh to work as servant in rich family. Dr. Tsering Palmo, the founder and President of Ladakh Nuns Association (LNA) found out her situation and would like to help her go to school. She feel very fortunate that receive the wonder support from LNA and studied up to grade 4th in Leh.

 

Name: Ngawang Chozom

Student No. 145

Sponsor a Tibetan Buddhist nun at Jamyang Choling Nunnery

Brief history:

Ngawang Chozom was born in the year 1988 in Dingry, eastern Tibet. Her father Zangpo is farmer and mother Palmo is housewife. She has two sisters and three brothers. One brother also escaped from Tibet and became a monk joined Sera Monastery in south India.

She was interested go to school but due to family poor background never had any chance for schooling.  She has special interest to study Buddhist and Tibetan language. Therefore, decided to escaped from Tibet and arrived in Dharamsala in the year 2008. She went to Tibetan transit school for few months and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on April 1st 2009. She just started her study from 2nd week of April 2009. 
 

 

Name: Tenzin Nyidon

Student No. 141

Sponsor a Tibetan Buddhist nun at Jamyang Choling Nunnery

Brief history

Tenzin Nyidon was born on January 5th, 1989 in Lahaul in the state of Himachal Prrsesh in Indian.Her father Karama Chhetup is Army retired and mother Sonam Chodron is housewife.

She went up to school grade 11th but she has special interest to study Buddhist and Tibetan language. Therefo, decided to travel Dharamsala and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on 1st April 2009.She just started her studies from 2nd week of April. 
 

Name: Thubsten Dolma

Student No. 142

Sponsor a nun at Jamyang Choling Tibetan Nunnery

Brief history

Thubsten Dolma was born on Feb 1st 1987 in Nubra valley on Ladak in India.Her father late Tsering Norbu and mother Tsering Dolkar is house wife.She has three sisters and two brothers.

She went up to primary school grade5th but she has special interest to study Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language. Therfore decided to travel Dharamsala and joined at Jamyang Choling Institute on 1st April 2009.She just started her study from 2nd week of April 2009.

 


 

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