關於伊喜措嘉（Queen Yeshe Tsogyal）佛母的開示
宗薩欽哲仁波切

Who or what is ‘buddha’? Historically, Prince Siddhartha was born into our world and attained enlightenment when he became known as the Buddha. However, this is a symbolic teaching. In reality, ‘buddha’ is made up of three aspects: dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya. While none of these three kayas is separate from our being, the most visible and noticeable is the nirmanakaya. The nirmanakaya might manifest as a bird, or a prostitute, or some kind of material ‘thing’, and in fact, Queen Yeshe Tsogyal herself was a nirmanakaya manifestation.
誰是、或說何為佛陀？從歷史上來看，悉達多太子來到人間，示現證悟而成佛。然而，這是個象徵性的教導。在實相中，「佛陀」是由三種層面而成：法身、報身、化身。這三身從未與我們分離，而最顯而易見或注意到的即是化身。化身可能顯現為小鳥、妓女、某種物品等，而事實上，伊喜措嘉佛母本身即是化身的顯現。

The tantrayana teachings emphasize female receptivity since it is the quality of receptivity that is lacking in the male, dualistic mind and is so important when it comes to receiving blessings. So, Yeshe Tsogyal was symbolically offered to Guru Rinpoche by King Trison Deutsen. In reality, though, she is none other than our own buddha nature. And it is entirely thanks to Yeshe Tsogyal’s great efforts that so many living, breathing vajrayana teachings, like those on Vajrakilaya, still exist today.
密續的法教強調女性的「接受性」，乃因「接受性」此特質於男性、或具分別心者較為缺乏，而在接受加持之時，「接受性」是十分重要的。故而，於象徵性的意義上，伊喜措嘉是由赤松德贊王獻予蓮花生大士的供養。然而於實相中，伊喜措嘉與我們自己的佛性並無分別。由於伊喜措嘉的努力不懈，才會有這麽多鮮活溫暖的金剛乘法教得以存續至今，例如普巴金剛的法教，這一切都要歸功於她。

~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, March 2011, Taipei.
~ 宗薩欽哲仁波切2011年三月於台北（「伊喜措嘉」與「普巴金剛」灌頂法會開示，英文由仁波切定稿並開許為預計八月出版之中譯版《伊喜措嘉佛母傳》序文）