Tharpa Choeling Nunnery, Mustang, Nepal.


The Tharpa Choeling Nunnery is located in a small town in the district of Mustang. At this very place the 1st Shangpa Rinpoche constructed a former nunnery. The 1st Shangpa Rinpoche stayed here and turned the wheel of Dharma, and became responsible for the building of many monasteries and stupas in this area.

Construction of the present nunnery began in 1995 and the opening ceremoney was held in October 2000. 

At present around 30 nuns live at the Monastery, where they devote time to the study and practise of Dharma.

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Drubgyud Choeling Monastery, Lumbini, Nepal.


In 1996 Shangpa Rinpoche accepted a request by the Dharmo Dhaya Buddhist Committee to undertake the construction and management of a Monastery at Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha Sakyamuni. 

The Monastery was officially inaugurated on the 21st November 2001 by His Holiness 17th Gyalwa Karmapa.