Khandro Tashi Chidren, a Bhutanese consort of
Guru Rinpoche.
Yeshe Tsogyal's biography mentions that
during the seven days of practice of Kila Sadhana by the Guru-Yab-Yum gsum,
Yeshe Tsogyal was the main consort (rtsa ba'i gzungs ma) and Tashi Chidren was
the consort at the conclusion of the practice (sgrol ba'i gzungs ma bkra shis
chos sdron gyis mzad nas).
Tashi Chidren became part of the
sadhana of Unity of Emptiness and Bliss (bde stong zung 'jug thig le) practiced
in Onphu Taktsang. King Hamray was the father of Khidren later renamed by Jomo
(lady) Yeshey Tsogyal as Tashi Chidron.
The tiger that Guru Rimpoche rode when coming to Paro Taktsang was Khandro
Tashi Chidren, many mistake that as Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal.
We know about Guru's activities in Bhutan more clearly from Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal.
It was the first time in Himalayas when women were intellectuals and spiritual
liberator at the same time. Guru told her that provided there is higher
motivation; women can exceed men in spiritual progress.
As his principle adherent, Yeshe Tsogyal was the first widely known liberated
Himalayan woman to prove it. Tsogyal passed away in rainbow body form at Pama
Gang, leaving behind mortal remains of ears, teeth, nails, head-hairs and
body-hairs. Five days before that, she spoke to us all, through Monmo Tashi
Chidren, a Bhutanese and daughter of Mon King Hamray, whom Tshogyal met first
at Singye Dzong:
“Ma nga yi rjes su 'jug pa kun.
Ma nga yi rnam thar brtul shugs bsten. De yi don brnyes 'bras bu 'drub”.
“Those who follow me, I, mother:
Study mine, mother's, liberated behavior that person will find meaning and
fruit”.
I am very happy when I saw Khandro Tashi Chidren at Takela, inside Guru
