Table of Contents
Foreword Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse vii
Message from the Jnanasukha Foundation Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo ix
Supplication to Yeshé Tsogyal Khandro Taré Lhamo xiii
Reflections on Yeshé Tsogyal 1
Inspirations from Yeshé Tsogyal's Namthar Khandro Thrinlay Chodon 3
Our Incalculable Debt to Yeshé Tsogyal Anam Thubten Rinpoche 11
Yeshé Tsogyal, the Guiding Light Chagdud Khadro 17
Mother of the Victorious Ones Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown 19
In the Company of Angels and Saints Ngawang Zangpo 27
Yeshé Tsogyal as Female Exemplar Holly Gayley 33
Images of Sacred Places and Objects from Yeshé Tsogyal's Life 41
The Supreme Secret Biography of Yeshé Tsogyal, Chief Dakini 57
Translator's Introduction Chönyi Drolma 59
Chapter Overviews 67
1 The Birth and Early Life at the Princess 73
2 The Princess's Voyages to the Land of Oddiyana 125
3 The Princess Asks Lotus-Born of Oddiyana for Songs of Meditation Instruction 151
4 The Princess Receives the Scriptures and Transmissions for the Nine Levels of Approach from Lotus-Born of Oddiyana 175
5 The Princess Helps Others in the Hell Realm 179
6 The Princess Receives Prophecies 187
7 How the Princess Spreads the Teachings Far and Wide 191
Colophon 195
Index 197