This Buddhist nunnery – the only one in Nepal – has an empowering claim to fame: here nuns learn martial arts and strive to put compassion into action. The nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order train three hours a day, and they break bricks with their bare hands. Heroes in the Himalayas, these strong women delivered supplies to hard-to-reach villages after an earthquake struck Kathmandu in 2015. The kung fu nuns have also taught self-defence classes for women and biked 14,000 miles to protest the human trafficking of women and girls and gender violence.
Author: Great Big StoryPublished: Select Date 2019
Language(s): English
Content Type(s): Video
Region(s): Asia
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QL0v5wLxKM