Thimphu [Bhutan], November 17 (ANI): Bhutan has begun its second Bhikkhuni, or Gelongma, ordination ceremony, marking another major moment for Buddhist nuns across the Himalayan region who have waited decades for access to full monastic ordination as the final programme of The Global Peace Prayer festivals.

The Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF), in partnership with Bhutan's Central Monastic Body, is conducting the five-day ceremony from November 15 to 19 at the BNF Training and Resource Centre in Tshalumaphey, Thimphu. Bhutan's Je Khenpo is conferring the ordination.

This year's programme is being held to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and forms the concluding chapter of the Global Peace Prayers, which have been underway since November 4.

According to the Bh

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