Hildegard Diemberger When a W

When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty: The Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet Diemberger Hildegard (University of Cambridge) Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9780231143202 Liczba stron: 416 Format: 244 x 166 x 30 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: 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.