Thank you to the 18 generous donors who bought a new stove for the nuns at Shugsep Nunnery and Institute. 

In September 2024, the nuns’ old stove broke down. They asked for help to buy a new 6×3-foot gas-powered stove to make a range of flatbreads like chapatis.

You responded magnificently! Within three days the new stove was fully funded. In October, the nuns installed their new stove and took these photos for you.

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thank you from Tibetan Buddhist nuns at Shugsep Nunnery

And here are the “before” pictures.

The old stove, in use since the nunnery opened over 14 years ago, broke down and was beyond repair. It burned most of the bread. No one likes burnt bread.

The nuns send their deepest gratitude.

Here’s what we are working on now.

About Shugsep Nunnery and Institute

Shugsep Nunnery is home to about 100 nuns and is fully supported by the Tibetan Nuns Project. This Nyingma nunnery was re-established in India after many of the nuns escaped from Tibet.

Here is a video made in 2006 telling the story of Shugsep Nunnery in Tibet and how it was re-established in India by the Tibetan Nuns Project.

Here’s a charming video tour of the nunnery made in 2017: