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'''Lochen Chönyi Zangmo''' (''chos byid bzang mo'') (1853-1950/1951) | '''Lochen Chönyi Zangmo''' (''chos byid bzang mo'') (1853-1950/1951) - revered as one of the last century's best known woman teachers and as an exemplary practitioner of [[Chö]]. Many extraordinary stories are told of Jetsün Lochen and her remarkable abilities, such as the time on retreat when she left her body and 'died' for a period of three weeks and visited the Copper Coloured Mountain Paradise of [[Guru Padmasambhava]]. A vivid picture of her spiritual beauty, even into old age, is captured by the Tibetan scholar and writer Lobsang P. Lhalungpa. He visited Jetsün in the early 1940s at [[Shuksep Nunnery]]. He said: | ||
:"During my first two week visit, I met with Jetsun Lochen for several hours a day, sometimes in the company of her main disciples. She was an extraordinary woman, small in stature, with a serene face radiating compassion and sensitivity. Only her white hair betrayed her age...In her presence we felt an awesome power that permeated our whole stream of being. | |||
:Her teachings and blessings have given me inner strength and inspiration ever since. To me she was the personification of the great woman teachers of Tibet." | |||
[[Category:Female Masters]] | [[Category:Female Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Masters]] | |||
Revision as of 19:47, 5 August 2007
Lochen Chönyi Zangmo (chos byid bzang mo) (1853-1950/1951) - revered as one of the last century's best known woman teachers and as an exemplary practitioner of Chö. Many extraordinary stories are told of Jetsün Lochen and her remarkable abilities, such as the time on retreat when she left her body and 'died' for a period of three weeks and visited the Copper Coloured Mountain Paradise of Guru Padmasambhava. A vivid picture of her spiritual beauty, even into old age, is captured by the Tibetan scholar and writer Lobsang P. Lhalungpa. He visited Jetsün in the early 1940s at Shuksep Nunnery. He said:
- "During my first two week visit, I met with Jetsun Lochen for several hours a day, sometimes in the company of her main disciples. She was an extraordinary woman, small in stature, with a serene face radiating compassion and sensitivity. Only her white hair betrayed her age...In her presence we felt an awesome power that permeated our whole stream of being.
- Her teachings and blessings have given me inner strength and inspiration ever since. To me she was the personification of the great woman teachers of Tibet."