Dharmachari Guruma
Buddhist nun
Died when: 79 years 54 days (949 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Dharmachari Guruma (Nepali: ???????? ???????) (born Laxmi Nani Tuladhar) (14 November 1898 – 7 January 1978) was a Nepalese anagarika who was an influential figure in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal.
She was expelled from Kathmandu by the government for her religious activities.Dharmachari was a progressive and fought social mores and government repression to become a nun.
She acquired an education and traveled out of the country to study Buddhism and receive ordination.Dharmachari also established the first nunnery in Nepal.
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