Dechen Wangmo (Tibetan Buddhist)

Jetsun Dechen Wangmo (c.1925 - 2011) was a Tibetan Buddhist.[1]

Family

Wangmo was the daughter of a noble family which was said to be descended from the legendary King Gaesar of Ling.[2] She was Minling Khenchen Rinpoche's mother and the aunt of the 11th Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche, the 11th throne holder of Mindrolling.[3] She was the sister of Jetsun Tsewang Lhamo,[4] and in 1982 they and others left Tibet for Mindrolling monastery in India, a Vajrayana monastery.[1][5] She died at age 86 in 2011 and was cremated at Mindrolling monastery.[1]

References
  1. "News: The Cremation of Jetsun Dechen Wangmo". mindrolling.org. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. Brown, M. (2010). The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408819487.
  3. "Biography of H.E. the 9th Minling Khenchen Rinpoche". khenchenrinpoche.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  4. Mindrolling
  5. "Dharma Fellowship: Library - Women Buddhas: A Short List of Female Saints, Teachers and Practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism". dharmafellowship.org. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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