page_title: Kung Fu Nuns
hierarchical_section_title: Kung Fu Nuns
caption_attribution_description: English: A group of Drukpa nuns carry supplies to villages affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquakes.
context_page_description: The Kung Fu Nuns are an order of Buddhist nuns who belong to the Drukpa Lineage, a thousand-year-old sect led by the Gyalwang Drukpa. Their name comes from the order’s proficiency in Chinese martial arts, which they began learning in 2008 after the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa authorized a training program for them despite centuries-old Buddhist laws banning exercise for nuns.
  The Drukpa nuns are best known for their social activism and humanitarian work. They also occupy leadership roles in their nunneries, performing basic trades and management skills that have long been banned for Tibetan Buddhist women.
context_section_description: The Kung Fu Nuns (or 'Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal') are an order of Buddhist nuns who belong to the Drukpa Lineage, a thousand-year-old sect led by the Gyalwang Drukpa. Their name comes from the order’s proficiency in Chinese martial arts, which they began learning in 2008 after the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa authorized a training program for them despite centuries-old Buddhist laws banning exercise for nuns.
  The Drukpa nuns are best known for their social activism and humanitarian work. They also occupy leadership roles in their nunneries, performing basic trades and management skills that have long been banned for Tibetan Buddhist women.
caption: A group of Kung Fu Nuns carry supplies to villages affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquakes.
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