Publication
Imprint: London : Arkana, 1986 c1984. Context: Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. Responsibility: Compiled and translated from the Tibetan by Tsultrim Allione, foreword by Chogyam Trungpa. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxxviii, 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary, index, notes.
Call number
GT-B-Tb / Allio
ISBN
9781850630449
Original publication date
1984
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Nangsa Obum
Named Person: Machig Lapdron
Named Person: Jomo Memo
Named Person: Machig Ongjo
Named Person:
Drenchen Rema
Named Person: A-Yu Khadro
Named Person: Yeshe Tsogyal
Description: There have always been women
committed to the life of the spirit, but a dearth of available literature about them. As a result, women who set out on a spiritual journey generally have only male guides to refer to, yet they are likely to face significantly different problems from those encountered by men--not least the cultural prejudice that labels them incapable of reaching the highest states of awareness. By gathering together the rich and vivid biographies of six Tibetan female mystics, and by describing her own experience of life as a Tibetan Buddhist non and subsequently as a wife and mother, Tsultrim Allione has provided us with the inspirational stories of women who, in a variety of difficult situations, have attained enlightenment and liberation. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Foreword by Chogyam Trungpa
Introduction
Nangsa Obum --
Machig Lapdron --
Jomo Memo --
Machig Ongjo --
Drenchen Rema --
A-yu Khadro.
FY1988 /
Named Person: Machig Lapdron
Named Person: Jomo Memo
Named Person: Machig Ongjo
Named Person:
Drenchen Rema
Named Person: A-Yu Khadro
Named Person: Yeshe Tsogyal
Description: There have always been women
committed to the life of the spirit, but a dearth of available literature about them. As a result, women who set out on a spiritual journey generally have only male guides to refer to, yet they are likely to face significantly different problems from those encountered by men--not least the cultural prejudice that labels them incapable of reaching the highest states of awareness. By gathering together the rich and vivid biographies of six Tibetan female mystics, and by describing her own experience of life as a Tibetan Buddhist non and subsequently as a wife and mother, Tsultrim Allione has provided us with the inspirational stories of women who, in a variety of difficult situations, have attained enlightenment and liberation. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Foreword by Chogyam Trungpa
Introduction
Nangsa Obum --
Machig Lapdron --
Jomo Memo --
Machig Ongjo --
Drenchen Rema --
A-yu Khadro.
FY1988 /
Other editions
Women of wisdom by Tsultrim Allione (Paperback)
Physical description
xxxviii, 282 p.; 20 cm
Description
By gathering together the rich and vivid biographies of six Tibetan female mystics, and by describing her own experiences as a Tibetan Buddhist nun, the author provides an inspirational account of women who have attained enlightenment and liberation in a variety of difficult situations.
Language
Original language
Tibetan