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Pelmo means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Mandala Texts: Nyungné: Fasting PracticePelmo is the name of a Bhikṣuṇī in Bhutanese tradition.—The nyungné practice is traced back to Bhikṣuṇī Pelmo, who lived about a thousand years ago and is identified by some with Princess Lakṣmīkara of Oḍḍiyana. After she became a renunciate, she is supposed to have suffered from leprosy, which she eventually cured with rigorous and committed worship of Avalokiteśvara and the recitation of the mantras associated with Avalokiteśvara. The practice has since been passed down and has spread widely in the Himalayan world. Today, many Buddhist practitioners in Bhutan and the Himalayas carry out the nyungné practice as ritual of purification and merit making.
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Full-text: Lakshmikara, Nyungne.
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