The art of finding empowerment in renunciation. A portrait of the Nyungne Fasting rite at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, Kathmandu, Nepal

This article presents a portrait of the Nyungne Fasting Ritual held at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery. It explores the ritual in light of the nuns’ positioning within Tibetan Buddhism’s gendered socio-religious hierarchy, and the consequences of a swiftly changing demography in Tibetan Buddhist nunner...

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Autore principale: Ehm, Chandra Chiara
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines 2026
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