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Khandro Rinpočhe – Tento drahocenný život
Tsultrim Allione - Moudré ženy / Women of Wisdom
Jedna z nejvýznamnějších amerických učitelek buddhismu, Tsultrim Allione, představuje ve své knize významné tibetské učitelky buddhismu (A-Yu Khadro, Machig Labdron, Nangsa Obum, Jomo Memo, Machig Ongjo, a Drenchen Rema). Kniha obsahuje rozsáhlý úvod seznamující s buddhismem a osobním příběhem samotné autorky. Životopisy jógínek jsou překlady z tibetštiny a sanskrtu.
(A-Yu Khadro - A nineteenth-century yogini who lived and died in relative obscurity, and taught Namkhai Norbu, who managed to get this exceedingly humble woman to share her story, and then passed it on to Lama Tsultrim. Her years as a 'Chodpa', or traveling practitioner of Chod, an esoteric Tantric meditative discipline, are especially fascinating and enlightening.
Machig Labdron - A beloved and well-known eleventh-century yogini who is most famous for her Chod teachings, which Lama Tsultrim gives a wonderful and clear explanation of in her introduction. The biography itself tells of Machig's initial struggles to avoid traditional marriage in order to pursue the dharma, her eventual marriage and birth of her children, and her later decision to leave them and continue her spiritual journey on her own.
Nangsa Obum - Also an eleventh-century yogini, although not as well known as Machig Labdron. This biography is a translation of a Tibetan folk drama performed by traveling troupes, and is considered part of the cult of Tara, as Nangsa was a devotee of Tara, the Tibetan female Buddha of compassion. It is poetic and song-like, with many references to famous teachers of the time, including Milarepa and Marpa, founders of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Jomo Memo - A famous thirteenth-century 'terton' - a discoverer and communicator of a secret teaching left by a teacher in a prior historical time period, until such time as the world is ready to receive the teaching. This story is an example of a 'namthar' or liberation story, and every element of the story also contains a teaching within it.
Machig Ongjo - A twelfth-century yogini, whose sacred biography is written in such a way that it conveys the teachings on the six 'paramitas' or 'perfections' within Mahayana Buddhism - generosity, morality, patience, diligence, one-pointed concentration, and wisdom.
Drenchen Rema - A fourteenth-century yogini who is one of the few women descended directly from Milarepa within the Kagyu lineage. This is a very brief biography, but especially interesting because of its many tales of miraculous powers attributed to her by her students, a common element of liberation stories of this type |