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*Nam-mkha'i sNying-po, ''Mother of Knowledge: The Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal'', translated by [[Tarthang Tulku]], Dharma Publishing, 1983. | *Nam-mkha'i sNying-po, ''Mother of Knowledge: The Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal'', translated by [[Tarthang Tulku]], Dharma Publishing, 1983. | ||
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Yeshe Tsogyal (Wyl. ye shes mtsho rgyal) — the principal consort of Guru Padmasambhava. She was Vajravarahi in human form and also an emanation of Tara and Buddhalochana. She was born as a princess in the clan of Kharchen and became the consort of King Trisong Detsen before being offered to Guru Rinpoche as a mandala offering during an empowerment. She specialized in the practice of Vajrakilaya and experienced visions of the deity and gained accomplishment. In Nepal, she paid a ransom for Acharya Salé and took him as her spiritual consort. Through the power of her unfailing memory, she collected all the teachings given by Guru Rinpoche in Tibet and concealed them as terma. At the end of her life, it is said, she flew through the air and went directly to the Zangdokpalri.
Further Reading
- Gyalwa Changchub and Namkhai Nyingpo, Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala 1999.
- Janet Gyatso, 'A Partial Genealogy of the Lifestory of Ye shes mtsho rgyal' in JIATS, no. 2, August 2006
- Keith Dowman, Sky Dancer: The Secret Life & Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel, Snow Lion, 1997 (first edition published in 1983).
- Nam-mkha'i sNying-po, Mother of Knowledge: The Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal, translated by Tarthang Tulku, Dharma Publishing, 1983.