The Geshema is Born
MovieTitle | The Geshema is Born |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 28, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Malati Rao |
Production country | India, Nepal |
Run time | 56 min. |
For the Buddha, establishing a community of nuns was a radical experiment for its time. Over the centuries Buddhist religious life was available to women but the highest monastic qualifications were denied to them. The film traces the journey of an exceptional nun, Namdol Phuntsok, the first woman ever to be awarded the highest degree in Tibetan philosophy - the Geshema degree.