Women of Wisdom is an exploration and celebration of the spiritual potential of women as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics. These stories of great women who achieved full illumination, overcoming cultural prejudices and a host of other problems that male practitioners do not encounter, offer insight and inspiration to everyone on the spiritual path.
In this revised and expanded edition, Tsultrim Allione's extensive autobiographical preface and introduction speak directly to the difficulties and triumphs of women in the West who pursue a spiritual life as she shares her own stories and experiences. Women of Wisdom offers valuable insights to those interested in woman's spirituality regardless of background or tradition.

Women of Wisdom, Tsultrim Allione, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 320 pp., $24.95

Tsultrim Allione, M.A. is an author, teacher, and founder of the Tara Mandala retreat center. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1970, Tsultrim studied with H.H. the Dalai Lama, Kalu Rinpoche, Apho Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and other great lamas. She received her master�s degree in Buddhism / Women�s Studies from Antioch, and has taught at Harvard, Rutgers, Columbia, Smith, the Omega Institute, Naropa University, and Esalen. Tsultrim Allione is the author of the bestseller Women of Wisdom.

Foreword	7
Acknowledgments	9
Preface	13
Addendum to the Preface	37
A Note on the Translations	79
Introduction	81
The Biography of A-Yu Khadro, Dorje Paldron	137
The Biography of Machig Lapdron (1055-1145)	165
The Biography of Nangsa Obum	221
The Liberation Story of Jomo Memo (1248-83)	291
The Biography of Machig Ongjo (Twelfth Century)	295
The Liberation Story of Drenchen Rema	299
Glossary	331
Bibliography	339