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[[Image:MachigCave.jpg|thumb|300px|A small temple in front of Machik Labdrön's meditation cave near [[Taktsang Monastery]] in Bhutan]] | [[Image:MachigCave.jpg|thumb|300px|A small temple in front of Machik Labdrön's meditation cave near [[Taktsang Monastery]] in Bhutan]] | ||
'''Machik Labdrön''' ( | '''Machik Labdrön''' (Tib. མ་ཅིག་ལབ་སྒྲོན་, Wyl. ''ma cig lab sgron''), the 'Sole Mother' (1055-1149/53) — the female master who, with [[Padampa Sangye]], initiated in Tibet the lineage of the practice of [[Chö]], which means ‘cutting through’ [[self-grasping|ego-clinging]] and other attachments. | ||
Machik Labdrön and [[Padampa Sangye]] stayed for some time in Bhutan near [[Taktsang Monastery]]. Their meditation caves can still be found. A temple has been built at the place of Machik Labdrön's meditation cave. The rocks nearby are said to contain [[terma]]s hidden there by Machik Labdrön. | Machik Labdrön and [[Padampa Sangye]] stayed for some time in Bhutan near [[Taktsang Monastery]]. Their meditation caves can still be found. A temple has been built at the place of Machik Labdrön's meditation cave. The rocks nearby are said to contain [[terma]]s hidden there by Machik Labdrön. | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 27 January 2017
Machik Labdrön (Tib. མ་ཅིག་ལབ་སྒྲོན་, Wyl. ma cig lab sgron), the 'Sole Mother' (1055-1149/53) — the female master who, with Padampa Sangye, initiated in Tibet the lineage of the practice of Chö, which means ‘cutting through’ ego-clinging and other attachments.
Machik Labdrön and Padampa Sangye stayed for some time in Bhutan near Taktsang Monastery. Their meditation caves can still be found. A temple has been built at the place of Machik Labdrön's meditation cave. The rocks nearby are said to contain termas hidden there by Machik Labdrön.
Further Reading
- Machik's Complete Explanation, translated and edited by Sarah Harding, Snow Lion Publications, 2003.
- Jerome Edou, Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod, Snow Lion Publications, 1995.
