Yeshe Tsogyal

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Yeshe Tsogyal is the principal consort of Guru Padmasambhava, emanation of Tara and considered the Mother of Tibetan Buddhism.
Her name means “Wisdom Lake Queen” and she is the reincarnation of Maya Devi, the mother of Buddha.

In this thangka painting Yeshe Tsogyal is depicted in beautiful and adorned robes while holding a kapala (skull cup) and a kartika knife in her right hand. She s surrounded by a beautiful rainbow and on the background a landscape with the Himalayan mountains, rivers and water flowing to a lake. Her body is in a intricate pose that gives a sense of movement to the whole artwork.

Yeshe Tsogyal's main function is to treasure and preserve the tantric teachings as mentioned on the Heart-Sphere of the Dakinis.
She spent many years in isolated meditation retreat and accomplished different cycles of tantric spiritual practices that she received directly from Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava and several wisdom beings including the practices of: tummo, Vajrakilaya, karmamudra sadhana, and zhitro.