The nuns have been flourishing since the 13th dalai lama that i know of. The 14th was excellence and very old and venerable. I saw pictures of HHDL teaching with nuns: it ws AMAZINGLY close. Everyone was huddled around HHDL in a group, some sitting on the floor, all around him, with his mother still there. He was a monument because he is very very smart and old. The nice time for nuns continues until the 16th. Then it is very horrible for nuns.