Garu Nunnery
Tibetan Buddhist hermitage near Lhasa, Tibet, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Garu Nunnery is a historical hermitage, belonging to Sera Monastery. It is located north of Lhasa, Lhasa Prefecture, in the Tibet region of China. The nunnery has an ancient history traced to Padmasambhava (Pha dam pa sangs rgyas), the Indian Buddhist preceptor, who visited this location. He not only named the place as "Garu" but also ordained that it shall be a "Nunnery" not a monastery of monks on the basis of prophetic visions he had during his visit to the place.[1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, some nuns from the monasteries have made publicized demonstrations for Tibetan independence.[2][3] Many of the protesting nuns were arrested, incarcerated, brutally handled and released only after protracted detention.[2][3]
Garu Nunnery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet, China |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 29°43′13″N 91°06′12″E |