The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava: Pt. 1 & 2 (Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava)

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Belmo Sakya Devi of Nepal, who was the emanation of Vajravarahi's Mind (Tibetan: thugs; Sanskrit: citta); and

Karchen Za, Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal the princess of Karchen ( Tibetan: མཁར་ཆེན་བཟའ་མཚོ་རྒྱལ, Wylie: mkhar chen bza' mtsho rgyal) Hūṃ! In the north-west of the land of Oḍḍiyāna In the heart of a lotus flower, Endowed with the most marvellous attainments, You are renowned as the ‘Lotus-born’, Surrounded by many hosts of ḍākinīs Following in your footsteps, I pray to you: Come, inspire me with your blessing! guru padma siddhi hūṃ. [47] Padmasambhava has one face and two hands. [40] [41] He is wrathful and smiling. [40] He blazes magnificently with the splendour of the major and minor marks. [40] His two eyes are wide open in a piercing gaze. [40] He has the youthful appearance of an eight-year-old child. [41] His complexion is white with a tinge of red. [41] He is seated with his two feet in the royal posture. [40] [41] [42] Mandelbaum, Arthur (August 2007). "Lang Pelgyi Sengge". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters . Retrieved 19 August 2013. Patrul Rinpoche (28 June 2022). "Brief Guide to the Stages of Visualization for the Ngöndro Practice". Lotsawa House . Retrieved 20 December 2022.An Eastern branch of Adiyoga arose in China independently of the direct personal influence of Padma-Sambhava; it was inspired by the same Yogachara school of India that inspired his teachings in Tibet. The founders of the Eastern Branch, Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra, reached China together in 719 CE. They are thought to have been Padma-Sambhava's fellow students in India (195-96). In his right hand, he holds a five-pronged vajra at his heart. [40] [41] [42] His left hand rests in the gesture of equanimity, [40] In his left hand he holds a skull-cup brimming with nectar, containing the vase of longevity that is also filled with the nectar of deathless wisdom [40] [41] and ornamented on top by a wish-fulfilling tree. [42] excellent . . . This is a doctrine for those intellects that are most highly developed (196; cf Tm 277-8)." In Himachal Pradesh, India at Rewalsar Lake, known as Tso Pema in Tibetan, Padmasambhava secretly gave tantric teachings to princess Mandarava, the local king's daughter. The king found out and tried to burn both him and his daughter, but it is said that when the smoke cleared they were still alive and in meditation, centered in a lotus arising from a lake. Greatly astonished by this miracle, the king offered Padmasambhava both his kingdom and Mandarava. [27] Guru Dorje Drolo (Wylie: gu ru rDo-rje gro-lod, Skt: Guru Vajra), meaning "Crazy Wisdom", very wrathful, manifests five years before Guru Pema Jungne departs Tibet, 13 emanations for 13 Tiger's Nests caves, the fierce manifestation of Vajrakilaya (wrathful Vajrasattva) known as "Diamond Guts", the comforter of all, imprinting the elements with Wisdom-Treasure, subduer for degenerate times. He is shown dark red, surrounded by flames, wearing robes and Tibetan shoes, conch earrings, a garland of heads, dancing on a tiger, symbolizing Tashi Kyeden, that is also dancing.

Adzom Drukpa. Biography of Orgyen Guru Pema Jungne. Translated by Padma Samye Ling. Dharma Samudra. According to one tradition, Mandarava was born to Vihardhara, the King of Zahor, and his wife the Queen Mohauki (also known as Wangmo Ogema). [9] Her birth was said to be accompanied by miraculous signs [10] [1] and her renunciation and spiritual inclination were apparent at an early age. [11] [1]Garry, Ron (August 2007). "Nyak Jñānakumara". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters . Retrieved 10 August 2013. Mandarava is usually depicted in a standing pose, yet there are some depictions of her seated (in meditative postures), and occasional depictions of Mandarava in an energetic dance, with her right leg raised, denoting her enlightened activity and dakini nature.

Padmasambhava (T. པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས་ pad+ma 'byung gnas; "the Lotus-born"), also known as Guru Rinpoche (Precious Guru), was a tantric Buddhist master from India who is credited with bringing the Vajrayana teachings to Tibet (circa 8th - 9th centuries). [1] [2] [3] [4] According to some early Tibetan sources like the Testament of Ba, he came to Tibet in the 8th century and helped construct Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet. [3] The terton Chögyal Namkhai Norbu has realized and transmitted a terma of spiritual practices of Mandarava along with oral instructions specifying the iconography of Mandarava and how she is to be depicted in thangka. [28] Padmasambhava has twenty five main students ( Tibetan: རྗེ་འབངས་ཉེར་ལྔ, Wylie: rje 'bangs nyer lnga) in Tibet during the Nyingma's school's Early Translation period. These students are also called the "Twenty-five King and subjects" and "The King and 25" of Chimphu. [55] In Dudjom Rinpoche's list, [56] and in other sources, these include:Drakpa, Chökyi (17 March 2022). "A Torch for the Path to Omniscience: A Word by Word Commentary on the Text of the Longchen Nyingtik Preliminary Practices". Lotsawa House . Retrieved 20 December 2022. Tulku Thondup (1995). "The Meaning Of The Vajra Seven Line Prayer To Guru Rinpoche". Enlightened Journey: Buddhist Practice as Daily Life. Shambhala Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-1570626074. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Bischoff, F. A. (1978). Ligeti, Louis (ed.). "Padmasambhava est-il un personnage historique?" [Is Padmasambhava a historical figure?]. Csoma de Körös Memorial Symposium. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó: 27–33. ISBN 963-05-1568-7. Padmasambhava had several consorts, and practiced secret sexual tantric rites with them. One of them was Princess Sakya Devi from Nepal. Together they gained complete Great Enlightenment, we are told. Padmasambhava is known for hiding religious treasures in lakes, caves, fields and forests, too. According to Tibetan tradition, the Tibetan Book of the Dead was among these hidden treasures.

Taranatha (2005). The Life of Padmasambhava. Translated by Cristiana de Falco. Shang Shung Publications. Karma Lingpa (4 May 2022). "The Benefits of the Vajra Guru Mantra and an Explanation of Its Syllables: A Treasure Text Revealed by Tulku Karma Lingpa". Lotsawa House . Retrieved 26 December 2022.Jacoby, Sarah (August 2007). "Mandāravā". The Treasury of Lives. ISSN 2332-077X . Retrieved 2022-12-08. Many of the students gathered around Padmasambhava became advanced Vajrayana tantric practitioners, and became enlightened. They also founded and propagated the Nyingma school. The most prominent of these include Padmasambhava's five main female consorts, often referred to as wisdom dakinis, and his twenty five main students along with king Trisong Detsen.