Inside the Buddhist nunnery tearing down gender stereotypes in Nepal | 101 East Documentary
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2024
- On a hill overlooking Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, rows of women launch shoulder-high kicks in unison, calling out as they strike through the brisk morning air.
Known as the Kung Fu Nuns, they believe martial arts are a form of meditation which prepares them for life’s challenges.
Behind them lies their home, a Buddhist monastery where about 300 nuns live.
They also serve their community, helping vulnerable women, visiting orphanages, picking up rubbish, repairing homes and spreading a message of environmental protection.
With intimate access to their daily lives, 101 East meets the Kung Fu Nuns of Kathmandu.
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Most Nepalese people don't know this. Even being a Nepali, I didn't know this before in Kathmandu. It's great to see.
same here
Just because you don't know mean other Nepalis do not know it. Personally, I knew about them a long time ago. They were already contributing so much during 2015 earthquake.
@@millie578 That's what I am talking about. There is a lack of publicity about these actions. Only a few know. So, it's great to see when big channels like this feature this. It's not about you know or I know, it's about 'Everyone should know.'
These are the very best kind of nuns, imo. They’re breaking barriers in such important ways! I admire them so much. :)
Muji dhoti Vasa ra Tibetan Vasa po bolda rahecha yo videoma
@@nimasherpa4848 They are tibetan refugee.
@@nimasherpa4848 there 123 languages spoken in the country for God sake please don't act like nepali is the only language spoken in Nepal aaru Lai jpayo tai Vanu vanda poila aafno dasma vayako vasa dharma Ra sanskriti ko Saman girna siknu huss
@@nirmaljungsenkhadkacan we stop acting like nepali is the only language spoken in Nepal like there are 123 languages spoken in Nepal
@@nimasherpa4848topai ko lagi k bhasa bolnu porne ho, Nepal ma 60 % Buddhist Tibetan ethnic ko chhan. Ani Sherpa bhasa poni Tibetan bhasa ko pariwar ho. Yaha ta Topai Sherpa hoki hoinna vanne ma question aayo ta, nam cha feri Nyima Sherpa cha.🙄
Great nun of Kathmandu, love from Lalitpur. Language not barriers, race is not barriers, its ONENESS .
We is located ❤❤❤???
i am a buddhist philosophy student,and i think buddhism should be alive from every aspect. very nice to see all this things ❤
U guys are super communal reason i left buddism.
Using weapon is not buddism.
These are fake monasteries in. Kathmandu/ nepal …..
American and indian financing in. These kind of monasteries…
It’s all about MCC
@porkey768 Are you generalizing all the Buddhists or just his type?
I don't think anything he posted was negative or extreme. Even Shakyamuni himself said, Dhamma needs to be taught and resonate to all sentient beings and that's why it needs to be migrated to many places. Dhamma is for everyone
@stlopale9261 bro i really like to read study about Buddhism can you help me ? I need info Plz 😊
yessss it is a very practical and teaching religion. I'm not buddhist but I love buddhism.
Till now we had no idea about this as Nepali living in nepal..it's amazing how other sources are covering this but not Nepal itself .
All the Nuns are not Nepali and Tibetan base only they are from different countries
They are Nepali of Tibetan origin. Thanks to all the great masters from Tibet , such as them flourishes
Thank you aljazeera for the great video ❤
Thank you Al Jazeera for this poignant, interesting and hopeful documentary. For hope. For women everywhere.
Thank you for the video, although I am Buddhist and have been living in Kathmandu for 50 years, I had no idea of the Kung Fu Nuns and their activities and the location of the monastery school.
Same here, now feel the need to discover more.
Khampa haru ho@@tashinyima4969
They are working For Free Tibet ..
Location : White Gumba, kathmandu Nepal 🇳🇵
Great documentary, much respect and admiration to the Kung Fu Nuns❣️
Thank you for initiating🙏💚
Love the informative and positive story.
Magnificent. Love it.
An eye opening , empowering and knowledgeable video. 🙏🕊☸️
IN THIS SOCIETY SAFETY, HEALTHY AND CLEANLINESS GO TOGETHER HANDS IN HANDS. 👍👍🇸🇬
Such a country is mine, where these nuns speak Nepali, Tibetan and even Hindi in this video........such a culmination of languages and culture ...............Blessed are our People.!!!!.........
I love to learn about other peoples lives, thank you!
Thank you Aljazzera
Awesome documentary. It has left me more open-minded about religion. I admire the combination of martial arts, spirituality, and service to the greater good/Mother Earth that these women embody, all while shattering glass ceilings and stretching gender role stereotypes. Kudos! And namaste. 🌸🙏💕
So impressive, my deepest respect to this wonderful strong woman ❤
its great documentary , Keep creating these type of video , There are more things to create in nepal
As a Nepali, I am pleasantly surprised to know about this! Why is Nepali media not covering this??
Love & thanks to "Al JAZEERA TEAM" for providing this good & informative video to us.
🙌🏼 yes! Beautiful to see.❤
Awesome!
Wow....I didn't know of this...Bravo...always wanted to learn knugfu....this is excellent. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Never heard of this nunnery, but they are doing an amazing job. All the best and God bless.
i always watches alzazeera,because alzazeera gives pure news
Everything begins with education, for both males and females. And I’m not talking about a formal academic education. These teachings are wonderful. ❤️❤️ greetings from South Africa.
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Kudos Drukpa Lineage - In synch with actuality👌🏽 Other Buddhist Orders need to take heed♀️☯️🙏🏽
GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FROM DALLAS TEXAS USA 🇺🇸
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PRAYING FOR PROTECTION
THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
I am impressed 💯❤
Amazing
Love from Kathmandu Nepal .
wonderful to see!!!
Thank you aljazeera. Beautiful documentary of Buddhist nuns. Base of all religions is being kind. Therefore, “be kind when ever possible. It’s always possible” His Holiness Dalai Lama.
According to a famous Tibetan Buddhist scholar.
If you want to be happy, be kind.
If h want others to be happy, be kind.
If you want to be happy now, be kind
If you want to be happy in future, be kind.
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What's absolutely fascinating is the linguistic diversity of Nepal - with Tibetan, Nepalese, and Hindi languages spoken in the video.
Great documentary. Hope martial arts and other forms of combat sport gets implemented in muslim societies as well. InshaAllah one day in my homeland I'll see such developments❤
I want to visit these ladies... They lead my perfect life!! One day in Kathmandu 🤍🤍🤍
It's insane and amazing to see the Kungfu Nuns in Kathmandu, Nepal❤🇳🇵
Congfu is a journey to balance and harmony ❤
Wau.....nice story of my home country Nepal and practically peaceful community.
May lord Buddha bless all muslim followers free from greed, hatred n ignorance!🙏🏽
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Hahahaa this is from al jazeera🤣🤣I am surprised.
First free yourself form judging other religion. Phool ko aakha ma phoolai sansaara.
Great contribution of Tibetan nun Choying Dolma towards women empowerment in Nepal.
This nunnery is led by the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa.
Namaste Nepali people of Nepal 🇳🇵. 🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗
Charlie
Chicago IL Usa 🇺🇸
Namaste from Nepal 🇳🇵 🇳🇵 🙏🏻 i love USA it's my dream country ❤️😊💕💕
Peace 🕊️☮️ buddha. Buddha is peace☮️.Love❤ from India
Very beautiful 🙏🏽
I respect the excellent work that the respected nuns are doing. But in the video i saw a tibetan flag in the monastery. I'm not against it as they belong to the drukpa order of buddhism originated from tibet (according to the video itself), but I'd like to humbly request the nuns of the White monastery to also put a Nepali flag there (if there is already one and is not shown in the video, then i'd like to say sorry and also say thankyou for doing so). Also i'd like to thankyou for doing such fine work in all these different fields. ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ 🕉☸
I am sure there is Nepali flag , but Tibetans and their flags cannot be separated. Now you find Tibetan flags in some municipal buildings in American town too. They are United and also very educated , thanks to HH the Dalai Lama.
Which place this one?whitegumba?
Nepal''s very own 'Shoalin' Nuns. A perfect balance of mind, body and spirit.
I am nepali and i lived 17 years in kathmandu but still unknown about nuns😑
I have been living in kathmandu for 28 years yet i was unknown about this
I live near there and unaware 😂😂😂
@@x_isaka What is going on there, they are so suspicious..heard about so many shits about gumbas recently
sab paisa khaney bato ho
What's your nationality and ethnicity ?
Amitofho Buddha. ❤❤❤
Buddha was born in Nepal Lumbini Province Monastery are among the 9% of Buddhists in predominantly Hindu regions
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Om mane padme hum ❤❤
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Om.. Mane.. Peme.. Hommm.. Lord.. Budhha❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
23:28 crouching tiger 🐅 hidden 🐉 dragon movie - kung fu nun
wonderful🕉🕉🕉
Extraordinary nuns🎉❤
Good
Nepal is the shangrila-Wakanda, everyone is dreaming about!
It looks like this is a western funded monastery in KTM to put pressure in Tibet. Why they need king fu if they need peace. Find out how kung fu originated in China more than 200 years ago. It is not the case now in Nepal. I think general public has no access to this Gumba. Nobody knows about this Gumba in Nepal.
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I have heard that nun don't have physical property and have an spiritual living. But I have seen a lot of nun with expensive and luxurious devices like apple watch and latest iPhone and even homes in Bouddha area. I wonder how do they get that. Do they spend funding in personal belongings? Does not that oppose buddhism theory?
*More than 40% Buddhist in Nepal.
But,Government doesn’t show accurate Data.
Wow I hope you know about it nepal Hindu government 🙏🙏
Lol only tibetian ethnic (tamang and sherpa) are buddhist in nepal who make 9% of nepal's population and also most of them are becoming chistrain
so best of luck about it👍🏻
@@pratik4157 Yes ure right ..Ive seen many of the people converting into Christian😢
@@pratik4157 that's not true, many newars also are buddhists
@@pratik4157Ani Gurung chai k ho
Chinese communist destroyed more than 200000 buddhist monasteries and nunneries inside tibet and vanished more than millions monks and nuns and continuing destruction takes place as we speak. Thanks to Nepalese to let strive and thrive tibetan buddhist communities 😢😢😢
Bollocks!! You realise what samsara is for lying, don't you?
Bollocks. You realise what samsara is for people who lie, don't you?
yes...Chinese continue to try & destroy Buddhism, in Tibet & everywhere...Om mani padme hung hri
These women are awesome and cool and strong. Imagine marrying one of them.. but they are nuns so I suppose they won't get married right. Missing out in the other side of life perhaps. But I love strong women.
you see this and go straight to marital subservience? what is your problem?
wow
Kathmando now Cat woman do too.
Good one
सबैको कल्यन होस 🙏
Why is she speaking Hindi instead of Nepali
May be that one girl from India
Mo pani yei sochirachu hindi ka bata aayo bhanera sachi bhanum bhane molai ta hindi sunera ris utheko thyo
why are you offended for small things? there are more Tibetan in India than in Nepal, maybe she came from India to learn. What about Lakhs of Nepalese working in India, are they not allowed to speak Nepali there?
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how pathetic is nepalese media.even foreign media have coverage like this and we people living in kathmandu didnt have any idea about this
White gumba ma ho kea ho yo?
Nepal land of gurkha & pure heart people🇳🇵 we respect every culture Buddhism.. Hinduism..islam.. Christianity thats our strength ❤️
(Why and how and when) islam and Christianity???. What is Christianity? Why and how it's our strength?? What ever jay Hindu rashtra Nepal 🇳🇵🚩. Nepal was a Hindu rashtra 🚩. It is a Hindu rashtra and it will be. Jay Shree SitaRam 🚩🕉️
@@Aman20608 m talking about respect not hating any religion... Yeah Nepal was a Hindu rastra and it will be again but Not hating other religion is our strength that's what Hinduism tech us... Clam down boy
@@floplove5125 you mentioned that Islam and Christianity is also our strength? When? I respect but they are not our strength. Hinduism and Buddhism is our strength. Jay Shree Ram 🚩🇳🇵🕉️
@@Aman20608 don't bring in this religious fights and bullshit here brother. Nepal is and will always be for everyone of it's citizens. A person isn't defined by their religion and we Nepalese people appreciate everyone's beliefs.
Hindu,Buddhist,Kirat and Bon Only these are Nepali Religion
We don't want any other Religion to be in nepal except these
Nice Tibet people
I hope they are not exploiting poor Nepali kids and completely turn them into a Tibetan.
Teaching Buddhism and Kungfu is good but please do that in Nepali language (for Nepali speaking kids).
If the nuns decide to leave monasteries at any time in their life. They can leave. The reason they learn Tibetan language is because 2000 volumes of Buddhist text is written in Tibetan language that why it’s easier if they know Tibetan language to understand the Buddha’s teaching. Thousands of pupils from America, Europe Africa, Korea, south east Asia, India, Mongolia, Africa take Tibetan classes voluntarily so that they can learn Buddhism more thoroughly. 🙏🏽💐🙏🏽 moreover, don’t worry too much abt anything because as per Buddhism, impermeable is the ultimate reality. Don’t cling too much to anything cuz Buddha said attachment is the root cause of suffering,
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Nepal ma bolne sabai bhasa rastriya bhasa hun. फूलको आँखामा फूलै संसार , काँडाको आँखामा काँडै संसार , Nepal sabai kura Nepali ma phodai hunu porcha vanne chhaina.
@@tezinray8497 there r other types of Buddhism too, other languages too. Teachings of budha can be received by any means of Buddhism. We have to include all types of culture to forward it n represent it rather than focusing only on tibetan language or tibetan Buddhism
@@tashinyima4969 missionary task jasto bhayo ni nationality nai forward ma nabhaye paxi, refugee ho bhandai ma culture ra language influence xainxa tara main kura yaad rakhnu paryo, granted para ma linu bhayena
Exploiting???? These monasteries are shelters for many of these Nepali children who come from broken homes, impoverished homes. Many cases where father is a useless fellow on drugs or alcohol and mother is uneducated and can’t support the family. Some children of those who go to Middle East countries to work as nannies, guards, dishwasher etc and leave their kids to the care of the monasteries… so the monasteries are safe havens for them.
Martial Art does a LOT more than the obvious
well, why is she talking in HINDI?
Nice 🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹☸☸
1/10 for putting That hindi speaker in the beginning of this report produced in Nepal. That is an insult to every Nepali. Long Live Buddhism in Nepal until the last day of Sun.
Yes us nepalese don’t like to associate with india
How do those nuns get the money from to run the monastery..???
Hindi speaking nun is from India.
There is NO GENDER STEREOTYPES like that in JAZEERA'S QATAR!
these Most of the girls are not nepalese some of tibetan ,bhutanese,indian also.
Tashi delek…nepali,hindi,tibetan language in one video….. Namaste
Just knew this sh8 even tho I am Nepali. Like why is this not shared instead of some random Hindi movies or some kind of useless information like BTS birthday.
Bhutan and this gumba is related 🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹☸☸☸☸☸🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Good afternoon ❤️🇳🇵🦾😇👋
Christianity is destroying Buddhism in Nepal today😢
Yes.. 😢
Khas ma Nepal desh lai Buddhism country declare garnu parne ho mo ta yei chahanchu
@@unknownplayer6589 yes ..
Christian missionaries should be stopped in Nepal first
wth is she speaking Hindi myan? Doesn't she know Nepali?
These nuns seem to be living a relatively comfortable life. I wonder who funds them or how the generate money.
The community supports them brother what are u trying to imply here
The drukpa sect buddhist community supports these monasteries and nunneries financially . Of course they won’t live in poverty .
The sect leaders are exceptional in bringing education and empowerment to women in the Himalayas .
small thinking follow😂
Obviously they are funded by cia and india to protest against china
Check about khampas rebellion for more information about it
Where is their monastery in kathmandu ???
Why she is speaking Hindi ?why ?
Tibetan agents sellout you know India and west . Only time will show what are their real motive . When even one few Tibetan speak Chinese by their one choice , all these people would criticize, china destroying our language bla bla but look at her openly speaking Hindi and that even living in Nepal lol 😂. Can you imagine hypocrisy
Under age kids shouldnt be allowed join religious cult or to make any such decision.
ཆོ་མེད་ལས་ཀ་བྱེད་ཨ་ཁྱེད་ཆོ།
Kungfu vandani wushu hola how..
Why is speaking hindi??😅or is she from India there?
People from different countries practice there