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When a woman becomes a religious dynasty : the Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet /
In the fifteenth century, the princess Chokyi Dronma was told by the leading spiritual masters of her time that she was the embodiment of the ancient Indian tantric deity Vajravarahi, known in Tibetan as Dorje Phagmo, the Thunderbolt Female Pig. After suffering a great personal tragedy, Chokyi Dronm...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the fifteenth century, the princess Chokyi Dronma was told by the leading spiritual masters of her time that she was the embodiment of the ancient Indian tantric deity Vajravarahi, known in Tibetan as Dorje Phagmo, the Thunderbolt Female Pig. After suffering a great personal tragedy, Chokyi Dronma renounced her royal status to become a nun, and, in turn, the tantric consort of three outstanding religious masters of her era. After her death, Chokyi Dronma's masters and disciples recognized a young girl as her reincarnation, the first in a long, powerful, and influential female lineag. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-375) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231512465 9780231512466 |