Ladakh Nuns Association
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| formation = 1996
| founder = Dr. Tsering Palmo
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| status = Registered
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| headquarters = Leh
| region = Ladakh
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| language = Bhoti
| sec_gen = Ven. Tsering Angmo
| leader_title = Patron
| leader_name = Most Ven. Gaden Tri Redzong Sras Rinpoche
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| volunteers = 1200{{cite web | title=Ladakhs nuns | website=Firstpost | date=May 2018 | url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/ladakhs-nuns-4452039.html | access-date=2020-10-14}}
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Ladakh Nuns Association (LNA) is an association of Buddhist nuns in Ladakh, India. It was founded in the year 1996 by Dr. Tsering Palmo with the aim of reviving and rejuvenating the tradition of nuns in Ladakh.{{cite web | title=A home in the Himalayas for Buddhist nuns | website=BBC News | date=2017-11-26 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41607098 | access-date=2020-10-14}}{{cite web | title=Asia Game Changer Awardee Kung Fu Nuns felicitated | website=Daily Excelsior | date=2019-11-12 | url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/asia-game-changer-awardee-kung-fu-nuns-felicitated/ | access-date=2020-10-14}} It aims to raise the education level of the nuns and to give them a way to study and practice the Dharma.
It was registered officially in the year 1997 under the Jammu and Kashmir Government (Under the Societies Regd. Act VI of 1998 [1941] Regn. No. 2888-S of 1997).{{cite web|url=http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/projects/DGT/ladakh.html|title=Dharma Gaia Welcome|publisher=rainforestinfo.org.au|accessdate=2014-09-18}}
See also
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Category:1996 establishments in India
Category:Organisations based in Ladakh
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