The History of Chöd and the Tröma Nagmo Lineage
Origins and the Wisdom of Emptiness
Chöd, often rendered as “cutting through,” is a Tibetan Buddhist approach to severing fixation on the self. Its teachings are rooted in Prajñāpāramitā, the perfection of wisdom, and are especially associated with the great female master Machig Labdrön.
The Father and Mother Lineages
The source article describes a “Father” stream of skillful means and a “Mother” stream of wisdom. Machig Labdrön is presented as uniting these streams in a nondual lineage. It recounts connections with Āryadeva, Padampa Sangye and the wisdom ḍākinīs.
Dudjom Lingpa and the Treasury of Tröma
Within Dudjom Tersar, the treasure revealer Traktung Dudjom Lingpa is central to the Tröma Nagmo cycle. The account relates his visionary connection with Machig Labdrön and Padampa Sangye and notes the importance of Pema Lungtok Gyatso’s subsequent commentary.
Reading historical accounts responsibly
These summaries concern public lineage history. They do not confer empowerment, oral transmission or permission to perform restricted practices.