Portrait by Jason Chatfield

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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is a bhikṣuṇī (fully ordained nun) in the Drukpa lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is an author and teacher, best known for having spent 12 years living in a remote cave in the Himalayas, three of which were spent in strict meditation retreat.