Yogini Machik Labdrön (1055-1149) - the founder of the Chö technique of liberation
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Room 1: India and Nepal
Orientation 3
Display 5
ABS 252
Code: ABS 252
Country: Nepal (west)
Style: Khasha Malla
Date: 1311
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 11.5 x 15 x 8
Materials: Gilt copper
The three-eyed goddess is identified by the double drum (amaru) as Yogini Ma gcig Lab sgron (1055–1149). Born into a Bon po family, she was a famous female Tibetan gCod («jö») practitioner. She received the teachings from Pha dam pa Sangs rgyas («phadampa sangye»), an Indian yogi who taught the gCod («jö») practice to Ma gcig Lab sgron (1055–1149). There is an inscription dated to the Saka Samvat – introduced in the year 78 AD – the date is therefore AD 1311.
Edou, Jérôme, 2003. Machik Labdrön, femme et dakini du Tibet: récit de la vie merveilleuse de Machik Labdrön et présentation de sa tradition spirituelle intitulée « le Chöd de Mahamoudra ».. Paris: Editions du Seuil.