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Urgyen Tsomo
Urgyen Tsomo (1897–1961) was a prominent Tibetan Buddhist female master who was known as the Great Dakini of Tsurphu (Tsurpu Khandro Chenmo). She was the consort of the Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama. She was considered by other masters to be the reincarnation (emanation) of Yeshe Tsogyal, the wife of Padmasambhava of the 8th century, who spread Buddhism in Tibet.
Her emanation has similarly been recognized in Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche.
Biography.
Urgyen Tsomo was a young woman who lived
, went in search of her. Urgyen Tsomo was identified in the Tsurpu village. She was formally requested to come to the Tsurpu Monastery of the 15th Karmapa Lama to become his consort and treat him for his sickness. Urgyen Tsomo served the 15th Karmapa Lama with devotion using her spiritual power, which is believed to have cured him of his sickness, extending his life for many more years.
It is also said that Urgyen Tsomo was the reincarnation (emanation) of Yeshe Tsogyal, the wife of Padmasambhava of the 8th