The Sakya Jetsunmas
The Hidden World of Tibetan Female Lamas
$48.65
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2022
Summary
An exploration of an extraordinary group of female meditation masters from the Buddhist tradition in Tibet whose determination and accomplishments can serve as a great example for meditators the world over.
Among Tibetan spiritual biographies, there are many life stories of exceptional male wisdom-holders or vidyadharas. But biographies of religious women are few. This book focuses on the hidden world of the great female spiritual adepts who were born into a prominent lineage of the S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781645470915 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1645470911 |
| Author: | Elisabeth A. Benard |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Specialists and scholars will appreciate this contribution to the scant literature on female figures in Buddhist history.”– Publishers Weekly
“Specialists and scholars will appreciate this contribution to the scant literature on female figures in Buddhist history.”—Publishers Weekly
“Readers of The Sakya Jetsunmas: The Hidden World of Tibetan Female Lamas will enjoy learning about the lives and accomplishments of Jetsunma Chime Tenpai Nyima, Jetsunma Tamdrin Wangmo, Kyabgon Pema Trinlei, Dagmo Trinlei Paljor, and Jetsun Kushok, as well as discovering more about the history of a powerful aristocratic family of Tibet and all that entails. Replete with fascinating aspects of Tibetan life including, but not limited to: insights into polyandrous marriage; descriptions of material culture, such as statues and flying masks; the procuring of goods from the Khampa traders, the Pandatsang family; and the history of the Sakya witches, Benard’s well-researched The Sakya Jetsunmas provides a gateway into the splendid world of Tibetan culture.”—Yeshe: A Journal of Tibetan Literature, Arts and Humanities
Elisabeth A. Benard
Elisabeth Benard, Ph.D. from Columbia University in Tibetan Buddhism, is a professor emerita of religion and former director of the Pacific Rim/Asia Study-Travel Program at the University of Puget Sound. She is the author of Chinnamasta: The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess and numerous scholarly articles, and co-editor, with Beverly Moon, of Goddesses Who Rule. Since retiring, she has continued her research on goddesses and spiritual women, compiling biographies of hidden yoginis in Tibetan Buddhism. Her spiritual practice has been guided by the 3rd Dezhung Rinpoche, H.H. the 41st Sakya Trizin (now Trichen), and H.E. Jetsun Kushok.
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