Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang the most prolific female writer

the most prolific female writer in Tibetan history

- The Ecstasy of Enlightenment

Gendun Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum and went on to become expert in fields as diverse as philosophy

Illustrator: Janice Baragwanath

charm by their beauty and directness

Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang the most prolific female writerVajrakilaya or Dorje Phurba is the extremely wrathful form of Vajrasattva, the pure vajra nature of Enlightenment. In this imagery, the compassion of the Buddhas is expressed forcefully, to eradicate in a powerful way the entrenched ignorance and emotional afflictions which cause obstacles, interfering with auspicious circumstances and preventing the dawning of realization. Thus, the symbol of compassion is the phurba or phurbu, the ritual dagger