This is the biography of Shenza Nechung, Buddha Tonpa Shenrap Miwo's youngest daughter.

Buddha Tonpa Shenrap Miwo had two daughters: Shenza Nechen and Shenza Nechung. Shenza Nechen was the elder and became a nun. Shenza Nechung was his younger daughter. This book contains her life story.

When Shenza Nechung was young, she was seduced by the demon Khyappa Lakring and eloped with him. She then gave birth to twin babies of the demon, Takbu Tung and Zikbu Tung. Later she generated strong remorse for her misdeeds. Her father, Buddha Tonpa Shenrap Miwo, had skillful methods and miraculous power, and she was released from the kingdom of the demon. She then generated great, genuine renunciation of samsara and became a nun named Trima Sal.

This biography of Shenza Nechung includes a foreword by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, commentary by Dr. Sangmo Yangri, and reflections by Tsering Wangmo Khemsar and Marcy Vaughn.

In the Bon tradition, there are numerous female lay and nun practitioners who attained high spiritual states. Their stories are included in Bon texts and also are a part of local folklore. These stories, however, have not been extricated from the texts or recorded from the folklore. This book is an attempt to fill a void that has been left for centuries.

Escape from Darkness: The Spiritual Journey of the Buddha's Daughter Shenza Nechung, Translated by Sangmo Yangri, Ligmincha International, Paperback,
124 pp, $17.00

Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D., is a scholar, teacher, and translator, and the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D. in Tibetan Bon studies. A recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant, she won the Prime Minister Award from the Tibetan Government in Exile in India in 2013. She has written and published articles in various journals and participated in several international Bon and Buddhist conferences. She teaches at Lishu Institute near Dehradun, India.

CONTENTS: Escape from Darkness
Blessing		i
Appreciation		iii
Foreword		v
	A Living Tradition	v
	A Spiritual Journey	vi
	The Roles of Women and Feminine Energy	vii
	Balancing Male and Female Energies	viii
Preface		xi
Introduction		1
	Tonpa Shenrap Miwo	1
	Empowering Female Practitioners	3
	The Demon Khyappa Lakring	3
	Shenza Nechung's Story	4
	A Female Lineage	6
The Spiritual Journey of Shenza Nechung From the Biography of Buddha Tonpa Shenrap Miwo (Do Zermik)		7
	A Mother's Advice	8
	Seduced by the Demon	9
	The Search for Shenza Nechung	10
	Tonpa Shenrap's Advice	13
	The Companion of the Demon	15
	Liberating Shenza Nechung	16
	On the Way Home	21
	The Demon in Pursuit	24
	Five Great Offerings	26
	Rescuing the Children	38
	Excerpts from Further Chapters	43
Commentary by Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D.		47
	Developing Remorse and Compassion	48
	Remorse and Confession	48
	Devotion	49
Reflections by Tsering Wangmo Khymsar (aka Bhutia)		51
	An Encounter with a Treasure Revealer	52
	My Mother, the Dream Oracle	53
	A Good Sign	54
	Lessons from Shenza Nechung	56
	A Support for Practice	57
Reflections by Marcy Vaughn		59
	The Power of Distraction	59
	Regretting One's Misdeeds	60
	Leaving Her Children and a Vision of Hell	61
	Finding Your Own Way	63
Appendix I: Original Tibetan Text		66
Appendix II: Glossary (explanation of Tibetan terminology)		95
Acknowledgments		100
About the Translator		102