The Life of Orgyan Chokyi

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The Life of Orgyan Chokyi is the namtar of Orgyan Chokyi, a Tibetan Buddhist nun who lived in Dolpo, a region in northwestern Nepal, from 1675 until 1729. It is the oldest of only three extant pre-modern autobiographies by a Tibetan woman.^[1]

References

↑ Schaeffer, Himalayan Hermitess, p. 52

Bibliography

Schaeffer, Kurtis R. (2004). Himalayan Hermitess: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515298-0.

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[1] Schaeffer, Himalayan Hermitess, p. 52

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