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Early Chod Masters

• Machik Labdrön
  

(ma gcig lab sgron), the great female master who established the system of Chod (gcod) in Tibet, a system of practices based on Prajnaparamita. Consort and disciple of the Indian masters Phadampa Sangye (pha dam pa sangs rgyas) and Thöpa Bhadra (thod pa bha dra). Thöpa Bhadra was the father of her two sons and four daughters.

• Gyalwa Döndrub
  

(rgyal ba don grub), first son of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron); together with his younger brother Thönyön Samdrub (thod smyon bsam 'grub) he became a lineage holder of his mothers teaching of Chod (gcod).

• Thönyön Samdrub
  

(thod smyon bsam 'grub), second son of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron); together with his older brother Gyalwa Döndrub (rgyal ba don grub) he became a lineage holder of his mothers teaching of Chod (gcod). He is not to be confused with his older brother's grandson of the same name. It is interesting to note that this second Thönyön Samdrub became the father of a daughter named Lenthogma (lan thog ma), who was supposedly an emanation of ma gcig las sgron. This woman was also instrumental in the preservation and spreading of the teaching and lineage of Chod (gcod).

• Gangpa Mugsang
  

(gangs pa rmug sang), also (gangs pa rmug seng); student and lineage holder of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron).

• Khugom Chökyi Senge
  

(khu bsgom chos kyi seng ge), disciple and lineage holder of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron).

• Gyen Zhi
  

(rgyan bzhi), four ornaments; nickname for the four daughters of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron), rgyal mtshan ne, dpal ldan rgyan, 'bum mtsho rin chen rgyan and bsod rnam rgyal mtshan.

• Lenthogma
  

(lan thog ma), great-great-granddaughter of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron) and supposedly an emanation of herself. The great-granddaughter of the first son of Machik Labdrön, Gyalwa Döndrub (rgyal ba don grub), she became instrumental in the preservation of the lineage and the spreading of the doctrine of Mahamudra Chod.