Yeshe Tsogyal

Yeshe Tsogyal (ye shes mtsho rgyal) - The principal consort of Guru Padmasambhava. She was Vajravarahi in human form and is also considered as 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 she was offered to Guru Rinpoche as a mandala offering during an empowerment and became his consort. She specialized in the practice of Vajrakilaya and experienced visions of the deity. In Nepal, she paid a ransom for Acharya Salé and took him as her 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, she flew through the air and went directly to the Zangdokpalri.