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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewExhibits that rare combination of meticulous historical research and lively prose in recounting a tale that is sure to intrigue readers. -- Holly Gayley Buddhadharma A significant contribution to Tibetan cultural history and gender studies. -- Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa Journal of the American Academy of Religion There are too many points of interest in this brilliant and often innovating book to be mentioned here. -- Anne Chayet Historian
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword, by Marilyn Strathern Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. The World of Chokyi Dronma 2. The Life of Chokyi Dronma 3. The Manuscript and Its Enigmas 4. Princess, Nun, Yogini Part II Translation of the Biography of the Venerable Chokyi Dronma Part III 5. Succession and Spiritual Lineages: Meaning and Mysteries of Chokyi Dronma's Reincarnation 6. "Lady of the Lake": The Dorje Phagmo at Samding 7. Dorje Phagmo in the Twentieth Century: Embodied Divinity and Government Cadre 8. The Living Tradition and the Legacy of the Princess Epilogue Twin Reincarnation Line and Tentative Chronology The Families of Chokyi Dronma Notes Bibliography Index
