(I had to get my pun on, sorry)
Just like Tibetan monasteries, there are Tibetan nunneries. We went to one nearby - unfortunately, I didn't get its name. The Tibetan nuns have a similar curriculum to the monks, but their educational structure was established much more recently.
We arrived as the nuns were filing in to the temple for lunch and chanting. Once they started, we headed in as well. I feel very awkward watching someone else's worship (and taking pictures), but I guess it is ok. One nun had a microphone and appeared to be leading the chant, but it didn't really seem to be in unison. Many of the nuns were chanting from books, while others seemed to have the passages memorized.
In addition to the many nuns chanting and us ETSI visitors, there were nuns serving food and other women sitting around the edge of the room. The women were not nuns, but were also chanting and receiving food. Most of the nuns serving food were younger. They did offer it to us, but we couldn't have most of it since we didn't have silverware or plates. We were given an apple and cup of kurd (yogurt). The kurd was brought by an adorable nun, who was probably about 6. The box of kurd probably was half of her weight!
Just like Tibetan monasteries, there are Tibetan nunneries. We went to one nearby - unfortunately, I didn't get its name. The Tibetan nuns have a similar curriculum to the monks, but their educational structure was established much more recently.
We arrived as the nuns were filing in to the temple for lunch and chanting. Once they started, we headed in as well. I feel very awkward watching someone else's worship (and taking pictures), but I guess it is ok. One nun had a microphone and appeared to be leading the chant, but it didn't really seem to be in unison. Many of the nuns were chanting from books, while others seemed to have the passages memorized.
In addition to the many nuns chanting and us ETSI visitors, there were nuns serving food and other women sitting around the edge of the room. The women were not nuns, but were also chanting and receiving food. Most of the nuns serving food were younger. They did offer it to us, but we couldn't have most of it since we didn't have silverware or plates. We were given an apple and cup of kurd (yogurt). The kurd was brought by an adorable nun, who was probably about 6. The box of kurd probably was half of her weight!
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| Nuns entering their prayer hall. |
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| The shoes here are a little more colorful than at the monastery. |
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| The nuns eating and chanting. This was smaller than the monasteries we visited. |
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