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KUNDSE CHIMED
tradition of recognizing women as fulkus but there were many women with amazing
abilities from their birth or inherited or transmitted by their parents. Here I can name
Xandroma Tuwänjaw from Khentii aimag (Khal. Xenti), Amä, Doljinsüren and so
on who were with such abilities to help others. I can also name Gar£insaju living in
Arkhangai aimag (Khal. Arxangai) today who is a representative of such powerful
and qualified women.
Ama (1916-2011)
She was born at the birthplace of Chinggis Khan (currently known as Khentii aimag).
This was a place where women practitioners would gather for retreat. At her early age,
she studied and practiced as an ascetic, under a Tibetan Lama, Jundru. She was saying
that she was the youngest of sixteen tantric retreatants in that area. But because of
the communist purge, they escaped. Her very first teacher was her father who taught
her Buddha Sakyamuni’s mantra and the Praise to the 21 Taras. After receiving the
transmission of Noyon Xutagt’s Chod Tradition, she meditated in a cave for two years.
She did many times the 108 spring retreat as part of the Chod Practice at graveyards at
nights during the communist regime. She always dedicated the chanting of Thodrol or
the Book of Dead for deceased ones and the most of the prayers she was using were in
the Mongolian language. Also she always chanted sütras such as Tharba Chenpo (Khal.
Taraw cembo), Badamxatan, Man’Gambum, Bardo Thodol (Khal. Bard toidol) and Ja¬
taka Tales. When she passed away, her body shrank like that ofthe great retreatants do.
Doljinsüren Partijan (1914-1995)
She was a disciple of Jandra, an astrologist, belonging to the Ex Dagint Aimag. She
was qualified in the Chod Tradition of Govin Noyon Xutagt. Also she was one of the
few xandromas who gave the Xajo’s initiation at her time. Here I wish to mention
another xandroma, Tuwanjaw who follows lineage of the Mongolian lama Tantan jalbi,
ina Temple in Khentii Aimag. Her disciples are still doing the practice today. It is said
that she did the Chumig Gyardsa twelve times. She remained unmarried in her life and
looked after Baldanbraibung Monastery with Gawj Dorjtowi, a very qualified monk
in Buddhist Philosophy. Likewise, there were many qualified women who practiced
the Naro Xajo and also worshipped Khandro Nyinggyud (Khal. Xandro Ninjiid) until
the recent time.
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