Tao Te Ching
Lakshmincara ལཀྵྨཱིངྐ་རཱ།།
(“The Princess of Crazy wisdom”)
c. 8th Century CE
Born into a royal family and pledged as a wife to the king of Ceylon, when Lakshmincara saw the king for the first time hunting and killing animals, she gave away her large dowry to the common people, pretended madness to stop the wedding, and moved to the charnal grounds to practice and realize enlightenment. She survived on food thrown out for dogs and took an untouchable latrine cleaner as attendant and first student. She became famous with many disciples. Her former fiancé’s father, the king Jalendra also wanted to become a disciple but she instead referred him to her student, the latrine sweeper who became his teacher. Mahasiddha #82
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Mahasiddha Trickster Women of Wisdom
Eras
Chinese
Tang Dynasty 唐朝 (618 – 907 CE)Unlisted Sources
Quotes by Lakshmincara (4 quotes)
“Put your trust in the man who feeds the people after finishing his work.”
from Masters of Mahamudra
Chapters:
67. Three Treasures
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“The wise create enlightened vision with modesty and grace.”
from Masters of Mahamudra
Chapters:
80. A Golden Age
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“I am unable to wander from place to place as you do but if you could teach me how to meditate while remaining here on my throne in my palace...”
from Masters of Mahamudra
Chapters:
17. True Leaders
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“Choose the pure pleasure of liberation over the pleasure of the senses.”
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