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Women of wisdom / [compiled and translated] by Tsultrim Allione ; foreword by Chögyam Trungpa.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Tibetan
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist women--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
- Buddhist women.
- China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Biography.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Revised and enlarged edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, NY : Snow Lion Publications, [2000]
- Summary:
- Women of Wisdom is an exploration and celebration of the spiritual potential of all women, as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics. These stories of great women who have achieved full illumination, overcoming cultural prejudices and a host of problems which male practitioners do not encounter, offer a wealth of inspiration and guidance on the spiritual path.
- Contents:
- The Biography of A-Yu Khadro, Dorje Paldron 137
- The Biography of Machig Lapdron (1055-1145) 165
- The Biography of Nangsa Obum 221
- The Liberation Story of Jomo Memo (1248-83) 291
- The Biography of Machig Ongjo (Twelfth Century) 295
- The Liberation Story of Drenchen Rema 299.
- Notes:
- Previously published: London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-320) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1559391413
- OCLC:
- 43913063
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