The Woman Who Raised Buddha chenrezig Both new and experienced students

Both new and experienced students easily understand Rinpoche’s teachings

1: The Descent of the Essence of Blessings

and show us what transcendence means

Remembering it will eradicate all wrong views and demonic forces

The Madhyamaka tradition

The Woman Who Raised Buddha chenrezig Both new and experienced studentsMahaprajapati was the only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, Wendy Garling presents her life story, with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Garling reveals just how exceptional