Machig Labdron Nunnery.
Machig Labdron is an Australian Buddhist nunnery located north of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, in Bendigo. After a lengthy planning stage, building is now completed and the nun's community moved in mid 2025. Machig Labdron nunnery will serve to support the nuns to best uphold the Buddhist teachings, monastic tradition, and the wider community in many ways. As Lord Shakyamuni Buddha has said “Wherever there is sangha, there the dharma will flourish”
Machig Lhabdron nunnery was named by Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche, after the 11th century Tibetan emanation of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas. Machig Labdron was an adept and outstanding teacher, a mother, and a founder of the unique Mahamudra Chöd tradition. Mahamuda Chöd is found the Mahayana Buddhist tradition we follow.
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Geshe Thubten Rabten with the nuns community pictured at the nunnery building site 2024
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completed residence of ML nunnery 2025.
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side of accommodation block showing the front of the meditation hall.
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ML nuns community in the kitchen area, 2025
