Buddhist Kung Fu nuns kicking hard at centuries-old taboos
These Buddhist Kung Fu nuns are known globally for cleaning trash across the Himalayas while they are trekking. They belong to Drukpa lineage.
| 18 Jan 2021 5:25 AM GMT
NEW DELHI, Jan 17: They are the Buddhist Kung Fu nuns of Drukpa lineage, known globally for trekking across the Himalayas to clean trash, paddling through mountain rivers to break centuries-old taboos to educate others on women s health, and adopting martial arts as a way to champion gender equality.
They use their skills to teach self-defence to young girls, educate others on human trafficking, and take environmental action never seen before in the region.
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Buddhist Kung Fu nuns kicking hard at centuries-old taboos
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New Delhi, Jan 17 : They are the Buddhist Kung Fu nuns of Drukpa lineage, known globally for trekking across the Himalayas to clean trash, paddling through mountain rivers to break centuries-old taboos to educate others on women s health, and adopting martial arts as a way to champion gender equality.
Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa Lineage training in martial arts. PHOTO: IANS
18 Dec 2020 00:00 | Updated at: 18 Dec 2020 09:01
Trekking for hours in the thin air of the Himalayas, hundreds of maroon-robed Buddhist nuns are carrying vital aid - and health advice - to villagers left destitute and sick by Covid-19.
Nicknamed the Kung Fu Nuns because they train in martial arts, the women come from the Drukpa Lineage - the only female order in the Buddhist monastic system where nuns have equal status with monks.
Besides hauling sacks of staples from rice and lentils to toiletries and masks on their backs in the harsh mountain conditions, the nuns have been urging villagers to heed the threat posed by Covid-19.