Record 96% nuns clear 2025 Geshema examination

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: A record number of Tibetan Buddhist nuns have excelled in the 2025 Geshema examinations, with 154 out of 161 candidates successfully passing and an extraordinary 96% pass rate, the highest since the degree was opened to women in 2012.

Held at Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute in Dharamshala from July 21 to August 16, the annual exams tested nuns on advanced Buddhist philosophy after years of intensive study. This year, 47 nuns completed their fourth and final year of examinations and will formally graduate as Geshemas in November, following the annual inter-nunnery debate in B...

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