Padmasambhava

Statue of Padmasambhava

Padmasambhava is the person who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century. The name is in the Sanskrit language and means "born from a lotus flower". In Bhutan and Tibet he is better known as Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Master") or Lopon Rinpoche, where followers of the Nyingma school regard him as the second Buddha.

The mantra of Padmasambhva is "Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum" and is called the Vajra Guru mantra. There is also a prayer called "The Seven Line Prayer" which is devoted to him.

Padmasambhava Media

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  Colossus of Padmasambhava, 123 ft. (37.5 m), high in mist overlooking Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India

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  Fragment of the Testament of Ba at the British Library, with six incomplete lines of Tibetan writing (Template:IDP)

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  Nyangrel Nyima Özer, one of "The Five Tertön Kings"

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  Statue of Guru Rinpoche, Central Tibet, Tsang Valley, 15th–16th century

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  The famous "looks like me" statue of Padmasambhava at Samye which is traditionally said to have been blessed by him personally

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  Entrance to Dawa Puk, Guru Rinpoche's cave, Yerpa, 1993

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  Paro Taktsang ("Tiger's Nest") monastery

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  Guru Senge Dradrog, a wrathful manifestation of Padmasambhava (painting in Tashichho Dzong)

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  Guru Dorje Drolo, Subduer of Demons

Related pages

• Lama
• Rinpoche
• Yeshe Tsogyal

Other websites

• The Seven Line Prayer: Text and commentary Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine