From among the twenty-four closest disciples of the beloved Tibetan saint Milarepa, four were women. Below are links to the stories of three of his close female disciples, Paldarbum, Rechungma and Sale öo. These stories, extracted from the Mila Gur-bum, are reflective of the theme running throughout the chapters of that book. Each chapter records the meeting of the aspirant with Milarepa, her dialogue with him and the story of her practice and awakening. The story of the fourth female disciple, Tseringma, may be found in the Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, translated by C.C. Chang.
Sukkhasiddhi, another eleventh century accomplished master, was a contemporary of Niguma and also a teacher of Khyungpo Naljor, who considered her to be his kindest guru. Her amazing life demonstrates to us that age is not a factor when it comes to attaining enlightenment: she met her guru at age 61 and attained enlightenment soon thereafter. Both she and Niguma's teachings form the heart of the Shangba lineage instructions. Her story was translated from a collection of stories of the lives of Shangba masters.
the story of the wisdom dakini sukhasiddhi, also known as dewai ngödrup