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Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo is tulku and the Kunzang Palyul Choling spiritual director; a Tibetan Buddhism center in the Vajrayana Nyingma Palyul tradition with locations in Maryland, Arizona and Template:Cite web url=http://tara.org/mm 5 25 07.html.

Recognition as a tulku

Jetsunma was recognized as a tulku by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, head of the Palyul Linage. Jetsunma is the first western woman to be recognized and enthroned as a tulku in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She was enthroned at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Poolesville, Maryland in September 1988.

In 1994, Lama Orgyen Kusum Lingpa recognized Jetsunma as an emanation of Mandarava, the Indian spiritual consort of Padmasambhava, the tantric master who established the Buddha's teaching in Tibet. In 1996, she traveled to India and visited many of the places where Mandarava was known to have practiced.

Prayer vigil

In April of 1985, Jetsunma instituted a 24 hour prayer vigil in Maryland where participants continuously maintain 2 hour prayer shifts. The vigil is dedicated to the end of suffering and has been unbroken since its inception. In 1999, Kunzang Palyul Choling started another 24 hour prayer vigil shortly after Jetsunma established the Sedona, Arizona location.

Jetsunma was motivated to start a 24 hour prayer vigil from experiences in Brooklyn, when she searched for a sacred place to pray and found locked doors.

Peace Park and Stupas

Under her direction, many stupas have been built at Kunzang Palyul Choling's two locations, all containing relics pertinent to the Nyingma linage. The first stupa, the 36 foot Enlightenment Stupa in Maryland was built and consecrated in 1988. The most recent is the Amitabha Stupa in Sedona, Arizona, completed and consecrated in 2004.

Palyul Productions

"Palyul Productions". extensively records Jetsunma's teachings. Their mission is to preserve and disseminate Tibetan Buddhist Palyul master's teachings.

Buddhist Relief

Jetsunma established Buddhist Relief, a compassionate disaster relief organization, in response to the New Orleans disaster.

Tara's Babies

The "Tara's Babies". animal sanctuary organizations, Jetsunma founded, have rescued abandon and abused dogs, cats and birds.

The "Garuda Aviary". has rescued macaws.

Blinded By View

"Blinded by View". is Jetsunma's contemporary music production company. Releasing 2 recordings in 2007.

Arrest

In 1998, a Mirabella magazine article entitled "Bad Karma" reported that Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo was arrested for the assault of two of her monastic students. The Maryland State's attorney's office confirmed her 1996 arrest for the assault. Two years later, a former Washington Post reporter wrote The Buddha from Brooklyn, interviewing Jetsunma and many current and former students. The book describes both the assault and the arrest, and details concerns about Jetsunma's then $100,000 a year salary.

The assault arrest is a controversial issue for judicial rights and Vajrayana Buddhist teacher student sovereignty in the context of ending suffering. At point, can a student's seeking judicial protection breach samya (confidence) and create manufactured controversy.

Footnotes

1. Oldenburg, Dan. "The Unexpected Incarnation In Poolesville, Buddhists Exalt Catherine Burroughs" in The Washington Post, Sep 26, 1988
2. Women of the Year: "Ms Magazine", January/February 1989 Vol. XVII Nos. 7 & 8.
3. Milestones: Time Magazine, October 10, 1988 Vol. 132 No. 15
4. Nyingma.com. Kunzang Palyul Chöling, Feb 16, 2007
5. Kunzang Palyul Chöling. Stupas of Maryland
6. Ganzer, Tony. A piece of "Spiritual Technology", May 24, 2007
7. Sherrill, The Buddha From Brooklyn, p 239

References

• Blythe, Will. "Bad Karma" in Mirabella Magazine, 1998.
• Sherrill, Martha. The Buddha from Brooklyn, Random House 2000, ISBN 0-679-45275-3

Further reading

• Bloom, Pamela. Buddhist Acts of Compassion publisher? 2000, p. 100, ISBN 1-573-24523-2
• Coleman, James William. The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition publisher? 2001, p. 225, ISBN 0-195-15241-7
• Corless, Roger. The Vision of Buddhism: The Space Under the Tree. publisher? 1989, p. 295, ISBN 1-557-78200-8
• Costa, Cheryl Ann. The Twentieth Century Collection: Eight Extraordinary One-Act Plays by Playwright. publisher? 2002, ISBN 0-595-25967-7 (relevance?)
• Havnevik, Hanna. Tibetan Buddhist Nuns: History, Cultural Norms, and Social Reality. publisher? 1989, p. 223, ISBN 8-200-02846-1
• Hyolmo, Tsering Wangdhi Lhoba. Buddhist Masters. publisher? 2000, p. 200.
• Jetsunma Ahkön Norbu Lhamo. The Practice of Generosity. publisher? Ahkön Norbu Lhamo, 1991.
• Kelly, Marcia and Jack. The Whole Heaven Catalog: A Resource Guide to Products, Services, Arts, Crafts & Festivals of Religious, Spiritual, & Cooperative Communities. publisher? 1998, p. 336, ISBN 0-609-80120-1
• Khandro, Sangye. The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava: The Indian Consort of Padmasambhava. publisher? 1998, ISBN 0-861-71144-0; ISBN 978-0861711444
• MacKenzie, Vicki. Reborn in the West. HarperCollins, 1997, ISBN 0-7225-3443-4
• The Complete Guide to Buddhist America, 1998, p. 274
• Maguire, Jack. Essential Buddhism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs and Practices publisher? 2001, p. 288, ISBN 0-671-04188-6
• Miller, Timothy. America's Alternative Religions. publisher? 1995, p. 169, ISBN 0-791-42398-0
• Shermer, Michael. How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God. publisher? 2003, p. 260, ISBN 0-805-07479-1
• Paine, Jeffrey. Re-Enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes To The West. publisher? 2004, p. 152, ISBN 0-393-32626-8
• Prebish, Charles S. and Kenneth Kenichi Tanaka. The Faces of Buddhism in America. publisher? 1998, p. 105, ISBN 0-520-21301-7
• The Truth: About the Five Primary Religions and the Seven Rules of Any Good Religion. The Oracle Institute, Laurel, 2005, p. 260, ISBN 0-977-39290-2 (relevance?)
• Encyclopedia of Women And Religion in North America. Edited by Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Marie Cantlon, 2006, p. 655. ISBN 0-253-34688-6

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