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H.E. Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding |
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Visiting Teacher
 Born in 1938 as the sister of the current head of the Sakya
lineage, one of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism, she received much of
her training alongside her brother, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin, from such
legendary teachers as Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. Devoting herself to
Buddhist practices from an early age, she completed her first retreat at age 10.
Many more important retreats like Hevajra, Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini were to
follow, enabling her to become one of fewer than a dozen masters who are
qualified to transmit the Lam Dre or "The Path that Includes the Results." Lam
Dre, like Dzogchen, Ziji Chod and Kalacakra Yogas, is among Tibet's "Eight
Chariots," or unique and complete systems of meditation practices leading to
Enlightenment. Jetsun Kushok gave her first transmission of the Lam Dre, along
with all the necessary empowerments, at age 17.
In 1959, Jetsun Kushok
left Tibet in exile and, by way of India, eventually settled in Vancouver,
Canada with her family in 1971. Struggling to care for her children and make a
living in a new country, she had to partition her time between working as a
knitwear designer and keeping up her meditation practices, often to the point of
staying up all night. At the repeated request of the Sakya Trizin, Jetsun Kushok
selflessly started to teach in Vancouver in the early 1980's and now all over
the world. Beloved by all her students, Jetsun Kushok is both strict and warm,
transmitting only genuine Buddhadharma in the traditional way, seasoned by her
pragmatic experience of practicing and working in the West. Having overcome
life's twists and turns with diligence and perseverance, Jetsun Kushok is an
inspiration for Buddhists, both male and female, who are looking to integrate
the Dharma with their daily lives. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 December 2005 )
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