H. E. Dagmo Kusho, known by her friends as Dagmola, was born in eastern Tibet.

During a pilgrimage to Sakya, the headquarters of one of the four major orders of Tibetan Buddhism, she met her future husband, H. H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya.

Dagmola raised five sons and devoted herself to her spiritual practice under the guidance of her uncle, the late H.E. Deshung Rinpoche, while assisting her husband in his many religious activities. H.E. Deshung Rinpoche encouraged her to begin teaching Buddhism and granting empowerments. Thus, Dagmola is authorized to accept the role of Lama by one of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist masters of the Sakya Order and by other esteemed Tibetan Lamas. She has founded the Mother Tara Center/Tara Ling in Pasadena, California and established brand centers in Kona, Hawaii; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Mexico City.