Freda Bedi
Freda Bedi | |
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Freda Bedi and Baba Pyare Lal Bedi, at Nishat Bagh, Srinagar, 1948 | |
| Title | Gelongma |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Freda Marie Houlston 5 February 1911 Derby, England |
| Died | 26 March 1977 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British (former) Indian |
| Spouse |
Baba Pyare Lal Bedi (m. 1933) |
| Children | 3, including Kabir Bedi |
| Education | Parkfield Cedars School St Hugh's College, Oxford |
| Other names | Sister Palmo |
| Occupation | Social worker, writer, translator |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Kagyu |
| Lineage | Karma Kagyu |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | 16th Karmapa |
Freda Bedi (born Freda Marie Houlston; 5 February 1911 – 26 March 1977), also known as Sister Palmo or Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo, was an English-Indian social worker, writer, Indian nationalist and Buddhist nun. She was jailed in British India as a supporter of Indian nationalism and was the first Western woman to take full ordination in Tibetan Buddhism.