Ani Choyang was born in Tibet and escaped to India at age 18. She became a nun in 2003 under the guidance of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. She received the Rapjampa Degree (similar to a master’s degree) in 2022 after completing a 17-year course of Buddhist studies. Right now, she is a second year Geshema student at J.C.Nunnery. Additionally, she is a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar and was one of the first women to attend a two-year science-training program at Emory University as part of the Emory Tibet Science Initiative.

Ani Choyang also participated in a science research internship at Northwestern University in 2022, where she received in-depth training in the theory and methods of neuroscience.

Currently, Ani Choyang serves as the J.C.N center for Buddhist philosophy and science director in Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India. She also serves as a core committee member of the Tenzin Gyatso Science Association.

As an outspoken leader, she works tirelessly for the advancement of education for nuns, to strengthen their voices as ethical role models for a new generation of monastics and lay people, especially women.

As part of her own leadership training, Ani Choyang is traveling extensively, deepening her connection to new people and places and sharing her journey as a traditional Tibetan Buddhist nun in a globalized, secular world.