Druk Amitabha Mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal, was founded by His
Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa the spiritual head of the Drukpa
Lineage, in 1989. It was gradually and steadily transformed into
the home of more than 300 nuns coming from remote places in the
Himalayas and is now the main branch of Druk Gawa Khilwa Nunnery.
Druk Amitabha Mountain is managed actively by the nuns. This short
documentary gives a vivid background of the development of Druk
Amitabha Mountain, as well as His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa's
commitment in promoting gender equality within the spiritual
community of Himalayan Buddhism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEeXumoU8Iw
The first Drubwang Tsoknyi (1828-1904), an accomplished yogi of
the Drukpa Lineage, was instrumental in establishing the biggest
institution for female practitioners in Tibet - the Gechak Nunnery
in Nangchen. Drubwang Tsoknyi was recognized as the reincarnation
of Rechungpa, Milarepa's moon-like disciple, and Ratna Lingpa, one
of the great tertons. Drubwang Tsoknyi instructed his disciple
Tsangyang Gyatso to build the famed Gechak Nunnery which eventually
had about 3,000 nuns, most of whom spent their entire life in
solitary retreat, practicing the revealed treasures of Ratna Lingpa
and special yogini practices belonging to the Drukpa lineage. Many
of them attained rainbow bodies and enlightenment within one
lifetime.
http://www.drukpa-nuns.org/index.php/the-heroines/great-yoginis-of-tantric-buddhism