Buddhistische Nonne - Ayya Khema, Alexandra David-N El, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Irmgard Schl Gl, Voramai Kabilsingh, Pema Ch Dr N, Yasodhara (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Ayya Khema, Alexandra David-N el, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Irmgard Schl gl, Voramai Kabilsingh, Pema Ch dr n, Yasodhara, Ajahn Sundara. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Alexandra David-N el born Louise Eug nie Alexandrine Marie David (born in Saint-Mand, Val-de-Marne on 24 October 1868, and died in Digne-les-Bains, on 8 September 1969) was a Belgian-French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer, most known for her visit to Lhasa, Tibet, in 1924, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-N el wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels. Her teachings influenced beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and philosopher Alan Watts. Born in Paris, she moved to Ixelles (Brussels) at the age of six. During her childhood she had a very strong desire for freedom and spirituality. At the age of 18, she had already visited England, Switzerland and Spain on her own, and she was studying in Madame Blavatsky's Theosophical Society. In 1890 and 1891, she traveled through India, returning only when she was running out of money. In 1900 she met and lived with the railroad engineer Philippe N el in Tunis, whom she married in 1904. In 1911 Alexandra quit N el and traveled for the second time to India, to further her study of Buddhism. She was invited to the royal monastery of Sikkim, where she met Maharaj Kumar (crown prince) Sidkeon Tulku. She became Sidkeong's "confidante and spiritual sister" (according to Ruth Middleton), perhaps his lover (Foster