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Yeshe Tsogyal

Type Figure Region Tibetan Empire Time c. 777–817 Also known as Wisdom Ocean Dakini、Tibetan tantric Buddha mother

Yeshe Tsogyal (c. 777–817) was one of the most important female Buddhist practitioners in 8th-century Tibet, born into a Tibetan aristocratic family,…

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  1. c. 777–790Yarlung (Tsedang) · Nedong DistrictBorn to a prominent family in the Yarlung region of the Tibetan Empire, she received a traditional Tibetan education in childhood. Later, out of Buddhist faith, she took ordination and pursued the path of liberation, leaving secular life.
  2. c. 790–800Samye Monastery · Zhanang CountyShe took refuge with Padmasambhava, received empowerment, and practiced Dzogchen and other tantric methods; after passing through many trials she became one of his most outstanding female disciples, assisting in the propagation of teachings and the work of terma.
  3. c. 774–817Various places in Tibet · TibetAfter Padmasambhava left Tibet, she took on the mission of guarding and burying terma texts, and dictated records of Padmasambhava's biography and teachings. Her spiritual attainments were later revered as an emanation of Vajravarahi, and the lineage continues to this day.

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