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The global lockdown forced us to switch our programs online. Many of our science leaders had never taken lessons online before the pandemic, but they have adapted remarkably to this change.
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Thirty three nuns from five different nunneries receiving 3-years of support and training.
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by Christopher Impey - May 28, 2019
Astronomical and cosmological questions get an airing in India’s Sikkim province in a program started 20 years ago by the Dalai Lama.
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Remembering the solar eclipse as its lunar twin sweeps over India, a Buddhist nunnery is teaching itself to think of science while looking at a cosmic event.
by Priyadarshi Sen - January 10, 2019
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My Earth, My Responsibility
World of Your Senses
The Secrets of Particles: In production, coming in 2020
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"I usually tell people we should be 21st century Buddhist. Not just faith and devotion, but, investigate, 'what is Buddhist teaching?' ... Buddhist should be 21st century Buddhists and should have more knowledge and scientific views."
“The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only through the cultivation of the qualities of the human heart and the transformation of our attitudes that we can begin to address and overcome our mental suffering.”
Leadership institutes have been organized around batches of cohorts that attend several institutes and take on projects such as making exhibitions, publishing a journal, (more..)
Community spaces dedicated for exploring scientific knowledge, and engaging in inquiry and discourse with scientists. (more..)
Enough nuns in India have now been involved with science to establish an all-nuns leadership program. (more..)
MAR 12-31
2026
Sager Nuns Science Leadership Program 2026
The Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, in collaboration with the Science for Monks and Nuns Foundation, organized the Sager Nuns Science Leadership Program for its second cohort from March 11th to 31st at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, Dharamshala.
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23 MAR
2026
Secrets of Particles Exhibition at The Valley School
The secrets of particles exhibition was displayed for a day at The Valley School, Bengaluru on 23 March.
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MAR 14-20
2026
Secrets of Particles Exhibition at Sabha, Bengaluru
The secrets of particles exhibition was displayed for a whole week at the Sabha, Bengaluru from 14-20 March.
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8 MAR
2026
Mr. Karma Thupten of SFMN spoke at MoG
The executive director of SFMN, Mr. Karma Thupten gave a talk at the museum of Goa on 8 March 2026. His talk focused on the vision of SFMN and The Secrets of Particles Exhibition, while exploring resonances between modern physics and classical Buddhist understandings of atoms and the nature of reality.
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1-8 MAR
2026
Secrets of Particles Exhibition at Museum of Goa
The secrets of particles exhibition was displayed for a whole week at the museum of Goa from 1-8 March. Visitors expressed strong enthusiasm for the exhibition, appreciating its creativity, thoughtful curation, and the impressive range of artworks on display.
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4-5 MAR
2026
Secrets of Particles Exhibition at Goa University
Secrets of Particles exhibition was displayed for the students and faculty members of Goa University on 4 and 5 March 2026. Mr. Karma Thupten, executive director of Science for Monks and Nuns, conducted a session on Science a Buddhism where he talked about the vision and projects of the SFMN foundation.
11- 20 NOV
2025
Science Leadership Program, Solukhumbu, Nepal
The Thekchhen Chholing Monastery, located in Salleri, Solukhumbu, Nepal, extended a warm invitation to our organisation to conduct a science exhibition and a science leadership program. The Science for Monks and Nuns collaborated with the science department of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to conduct this program at Thekchen Chöling Monastery, Salleri.
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24-25 OCT
2025
My Earth, My Responsibility Exhibition
My Earth, My Responsibility Exhibition was displayed at the Norling Festival, Norbulingka Institute, on 24 and 25 October, 2025.
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JUN 15
2021
Hartford Courant
A solid grasp of science might help the monks improve their lives and the lives of all Tibetan refugees – Earl L. Carlyon
Earl L. Carlyon passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 27, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was 86 years old. Earl grew up in Alexandria, LA., one of seven siblings, the son of Walter and Irma Carlyon.
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JUNE 16
2020
The Conversation
What Buddhism and science can teach each other – and us – about the universe
These are trying times. A global recession sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, and widespread civil unrest, have created a combustible mix of angst – stressors that heighten the risk for long-term health woes.
MARCH 10
2020
The Neuroethics Blog
Neuroethics with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics
As I write this, I am sitting in my room at Jangchub Choeling, a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in Mundgod, India.
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FEB 21
2020
Mindfulness
Inter-brain Synchronization in the Practice of Tibetan Monastic Debate
Although mindfulness meditation is the familiar and researched form of mental training derived from Buddhism, it represents but one form of practice.
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JAN 10
2019
Outlook Magazine (online)
‘Interplay Between Science And Dharma': Buddhist Nuns Encounter Solar Eclipse In New Way
Remembering the solar eclipse as its lunar twin sweeps over India, a Buddhist nunnery is teaching itself to think of science while looking at a cosmic event.
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MAY 28
2019
Scientific American
Tibetan Monks Meet Science near the Roof of the World Astronomical and cosmological questions get an airing.
Astronomical and cosmological questions get an airing in India’s Sikkim province in a program started 20 years ago by the Dalai Lama.
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