Jetsunma Kunga Trinley Palter: Growing up as a Sakya Jetsunma

Love & Liberation with Olivia Clementine

Watch our conversation and see images of Jetsunma’s path here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Mu1fPYtik

Today our guest is Her Eminence Sakya Jetsunma Kunga Trinley Palter. Jetsunma is the granddaughter of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin and the eldest daughter of the 42nd Sakya Trizin and Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi. Jetsunma is also a tulku, the reincarnation of the Nyingma practitioner and treasure revealer, Khandro Tare Lhamo.

We sit down and talk about her life thus far, being raised as a Jetsunma in the Sakya lineage, how she spends her time, and what she aspires for in the future.

Timenotes:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:39 Growing up in a dharma lineage from the 12th Century

00:03:25 Becoming a nun

00:04:09 A day in Jetsunma’s life

00:06:58 Who inspires Jetsunma t

00:09:00 About her family

00:10:40 On being the reincarnation of Khandro Tare Llamo

00:12:43 Her first retreat at 14 years old

00:14:25 Being the first Jetsunma to do the Phurba Cham

00:15:50 Qualities of a meaningful life

00:17:52 Advice for taking care of one’s mind

00:19:45 Jetsunma’s life aspirations

00:20:20 Closing images and Tara’s Song at Dawn

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Tara’s Song at Dawn

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