religions, Buddhism, Bon, Hinduism and Jainism. Many famous and not so famous saints practiced here including Milarepa and Padmasambhava. In Buddhism Mount Kailash is seen as the home of Chakrasambhava. We have seen throughout her pilgrimage the theme of visiting the sacred powerplaces of Chakrasambhava and Vajrayogini. Togden Trulzi guided them here and they spent over 3 years here meditating in many sacred caves and visiting many pilgrimage places. After this period Pema Yangkyi and Togden Trulzi decided to stay, whereas Ayu Khandro and Togden Semnyi decided to go to Central Tibet. The return home - pilgrimage to Central Tibet (1877) At first they went to Maryul (what is now known as Ladakh) practicing Chod along the way, including Jomo Nagpa, the residence of Taranatha. Tanang and Ngang Cho (1877) Here resided Gyurme Pema Tenzin, a Dzogchen meditation master with whom they stayed for 9 months receiving teachings on Dzogchen Semde. They also received full teachings in the 18 series of Dzogchen which included initiations and explanations. Teachings received from Gyurme Pema Tenzin Semde, the 18 series of Dzogchen Usang and Lhasa (1878) When Ayu Khandro was 40 they arrived in the Central province of Tibet called Usang (or U) meaning literally front Tibet. At first they visited the shrine of the Blue Vajra Sadhu a protector of Dzogchen. Then they arrived in Lhasa the capital of Usang and where the Dalai Lama resided. They visited all the holy places here, including Sera, Drepung, Trayepa, Ganden, Katsal, Zvalakang. Moving into the surrounding valley out of Lhasa they also visited Yangri, Drigung and Tidrom. References Sources Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Dream Yoga And The Practice Of Natural Light. Edited and introduced by Michael Katz, Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, NY, , p. 67. Don Farber. Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters. Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche and text by Rebecca McClen Novick, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, , p. 66. External links Allione, Tsultrim (2000). ''Women of Wisdom''. (Includes transcribed interview with Namkhai Norbu) Low, James (June 2012). “The Record of the Heart-felt Advice of the Dakini Indestructible Glorious Lamp” by Ayu Khandro Norbu, Namkai (February 2013). Roberti, di Sarsina Paolo. Colitto, Alfredo and Maria, Risolo Fabio. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu — The Master Who Revealed Dzogchen to the Western World Paparazzo, Barbara, "A Praise for Ayu Khandro", http://levekunst.com/a-praise-for-ayu-khandro/ 1838 births 1953 deaths Tibetan Buddhist teachers Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet Tibetan Buddhist