Jetsun

Jetsunma (Wylie transliteration: rJe-btsunma; the "ma" suffix denotes femininity) is a Tibetan title meaning "venerable" or "reverend." It is a specific term applied to revered teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. The title is applied to hermits and learned lamas such as Jetsun Milarepa. "Je" (Wylie transliteration: rJe) refers to those of high rank, including kings and nobles; "tsun" (Wylie transliteration: bTsun) refers to 1) those of noble rank, 2) those who are monastics, or 3) those who combine the three characteristics of being learned, noble, and good. The two together emphasize the honorific while "tsun" applies the term specifically to ecclesiastics. [Das, Sarat Chandra. "A Tibetan English Dictionary." Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1991.]

It may refer to:

*Jetsun Chonyi Dechen Tsomo
*Jetsunma Dechen Wangmo
*Jetsun Dolma
*Jétsunma Khandro Yeshé Réma
*Jetsunma Kushok Chimey Luding, sister of Sakya Trizin
*Jetsunma Niguma, sister of Naropa
*Jetsun Milarepa
*Jetsunma Mingyur Paldron, daughter of Terton Terdak Lingpa
*Jetsunma Shukseb
*Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a well-known western yogini
*Jetsunma Thinley Chodron
*Jetsunma Tsewang Lhamo
*Shugseb Jetsunma

See Also

Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

Footnotes