Khandro Chö-ying Nyima ’ö-Zér was the daughter of a Tibetan father and Chinese mother. On her travels she met various Lamas and wandering practitioners – one of whom was Ngakpa Dawa Ngödrüp who she eventually married. She became a strong practitioner of Tsogyel Tröllö and the Tsogyel manifestations of Drölma.
