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of Dringtsam, who will tame beings with the Great Completion. The third is Shelza Drönema of Nanam. She will tame beings by means of the combination of four symbolic teachings of mah›mudr›. And the fourth one is Lapdrön of central Lap. She is the main one. She will tame beings through severance of the four devils by giving up the fixated cherishing of the body and throwing out the flesh and blood as food. The four heretical ˜›kinıs who will be thus tamed by these emanations are Parwa Karmo of Parphu, Chemo Namkha of Tölung, Shelmo Gyalcham of Tsang, and Zhangmo Lhatri of Lhading. Afterward, each of them will become a very fine wisdom ˜›kinı with the ability to benefit sentient beings.
That is what Dampa Rinpoche said in Dratang.
Synopsis Briefly, then, when Lapkyi Drönma was thirteen years old, her mother passed away to Kecara. When she was sixteen, her father passed away and took rebirth in India, where he developed the ability to benefit sentient beings. When she was twenty, her sister Töntso went on to Kecara without leaving any physical remains and was reunited with their mother Bumcham. Her elder brother, Shakya Gyaltsen, became a scholar of all the Tripi˛aka and advanced through the ranks of the monks, eventually taking charge of them. He became accomplished in Secret Mantra and attained the level of warmth of the body. The younger [brother], Palö Tridey, took their father’s place as head of the clan and exerted himself in the service of the Buddha’s doctrine. His merit increased and he became very powerful. Then Lapdrön went and stayed with Lama Drapa. This was the first chapter on the life story; a few words in summary of the initial history of Lapdrön.