One of the most revered female masters of the last century, Shuksep Lochen Chönyi Zangmo (1865-1953) was a Longchen Nyingtik lineage holder who led an outstanding community of practicing nuns at Shuksep monastery, focusing on the Khandro Gékyang Chö practice.

Machik Labdrön (11th-12th c.), known as « Sole Mother, Torch of Lab, » was the female master who founded the Chö (« cutting through ») lineage—uniquely, the only Tibetan-conceived practice accepted in India. She spent her final years at Zangri Kharmar.

Padampa Sangyé, an Indian mahāsiddha of the 11th-12th century, traveled to Tibet multiple times, transmitting Prajnaparamita, Mahamudra, and Zhijé (Pacifying) teachings. He is closely linked to Chö lineages as the teacher of Machik Labdrön.

Introduced by the yogini Machik Labdrön, Chö (« Cutting ») is the only Buddhist tradition to originate in Tibet and spread to India. Rooted in Prajnaparamita, this practice goes far beyond body-offering rituals to encompass the complete path to awakening.

Named after a line in the Heart Sutra, Shijé (« Pacification of Suffering ») derives from teachings brought to Tibet by Padampa Sangyé. Though not an independent school, it served as a primary inspiration for Machik Labdrön’s conception of the Chö lineage.