A Rose By Any Other Name

A rose by any other name
In Tibetan Foothold, Dervla Murphy mentions a female Boddhisattva, Pol-den Lha-mo, Abbess of a monastery on the shores of Lake Yamdrok. Her Sanskrit name, translated into English, is ‘The Adamantine Whore.’
I’m sure that’s just what our own lovely St. Kevin thought of St. Bridget when he flung her off a mountain for tempting him.

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