On 14th and 29th March 2022, 26 nuns had the golden opportunity to receive ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama as their root Guru.
Receiving ordination and taking the vows of Getsul-Ma is a major step for new nuns. Without Getsul ordination, nuns cannot participate in Soljong, but now all nuns at Jamyang Choling Institute can gather in the main temple at Mcleoganj to attend Soljong twice a month.
Soljong is an important means of cultivating a deliberate effort to reflect on oneself. The nun practitioner becomes more mindful of her own habitual tendencies, and by developing compassion and bodhicitta, she will awaken her natural, innate state - the true Buddha nature.
