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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 Jataka 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. 452
