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Guru Rinpoche, the 'Precious Master', is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and the Buddha of our time.
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Guru Rinpoche | Padmasambhava
The history of Guru Rinpoche dates back in India. He is also known as the Padmasambhava. He is the Indian Buddhist Master of the 8th century.
He is an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha, and a number of Rinpoche have been evolved around the Padmasambhava's life. He is popular as "The Second Buddha" across the Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and many places around the world.
During the teaching of Padmasambhava, he transmitted the Vajrayana to hundreds of disciples. His main students, .
Explaining Padmasambhava – The fierce Guru Dragpo
Guru Dragpo is also called fierce Padmasambhava. Padmashamvara is from the Terma Revealed. Padmashamvara is from Treasure Lineage of Nyang Ral Nyima Ozer 1124-1192.
The life of Padmasambhava
In this portion, we are going to learn about the life of Padmasambhava. After, that we will learn the short etymological description of the word Padmasambhava itself.
Etymology of the Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava is known as Byung Gnas in Tibet.
Earlier, we learn about the life of Padmasambhava. Now we were going .
Guru Rimpoche Padmasambhava Thangka
Lotus-Born
Padmasambhava “Lotus-Born”, also known as the Second Buddha, was a sage guru from Oddiyana, northwestern Classical India (in the modern-day Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). Padmasambhava is said to have transmitted Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet, Bhutan and neighboring countries in the 8th century AD. In those lands, he is better known as Guru Rinpoche “Precious Guru”. This site is dedicated to her figure. Padmasambhava is considered a manifestation of Buddha also known as Guru Rinpoche. He .
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OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUU
He was born out of lotus flower (the Padma means lotus-born) in the lake of Dhankasha in Udiayana, an ancient city of India. He earned a great fame as the powerful exorcist and was invited by King Trisong Detsen to come to Tibet to subdue evil opponents through his charms and spells. He is depicted as seated on a lotus blossom. His body is flesh-colored but his .
Muktinath and the Muktikshetra in Mustang
The holy water from Gandaki river gushing out of the 108 water spouts are said to cleanse the devotees of their sins and set them on a path to salvation. The waters are sacred to Buddhists as well and it’s called 'Chumig Gyatsa' in Tibetan language meaning "a hundred springs".
The Muktinath pilgrimage
The Himalayas are believed to be terrestrial dwelling place of saints and the home of the gods. The Muktinath temple situated at an .
The Sheshnaryan Temple & Rigzin Drubte Ghatshal Monastery
In the same complex, close to the the Sheshnarayan Temple is the oldest monastery in Pharping, Rigzin Drubte Ghatshal Monastery. It is a great example of religious and cultural pluralism in Nepal.
A God, a King and a prophetic vision
Lord Vishnu is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is part of the holy trinity that consists of three gods — Brahma, the creator, Shiva, the god of destruction and Vishnu who is responsible .
Worldly Protector Tsangpa Karpo
Tsangpa Karpo is a wrathful worldly protector of Tibet. Tsangpa Karpo was a dynasty that dominated large parts of Tibet from 1565 to 1642. It was the last Tibetan royal dynasty to rule in its own name.
The regime of Tsangpa Karpo was founded by Karma Tseten, a low-born retainer of the prince of the Rinpungpa Dynasty and governor of Shigatse in Tsang (West-Central Tibet) since 1548.
Tsangpa is known as gTsang pa in Tibet.
Iconography of .
Emanation of Padmasambhava – Dorje Drolo
Dorje Drolo is a wrathful emanation Padmasambhava from the group of Eight Main Manifestations. Guru Dorje Drolo the fierce manifestation of Vajrakilaya known as Diamond Guts.
Dorje Drolo is one of the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. He assumed this manifestation in Paro Taktsang in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control.
Dorje Dorolo is known as gu ru rDo-rje gro-lod in Tibet. Dorje Dorolo is also known as Guru .
Deity and Divinities of Nyingma Tradition
Nyingma Tradition is the old school of Tibetan Buddhism is the name given to the followers of those original translations of the teachings of the Buddha into Tibetan.
The Nyingma teachings are divided into the Long Transmission (Tib. ring gyü) of the Kama and the Short Transmission (Tib. nyé gyü) of Terma; other teachings were received by masters directly in Pure Visions (Tib. dak nang) from deities or gurus, in experiences or in dreams.
Particular to .
Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava: Senge Dradog
Senge Dradog is the eight from the set of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava. Senge Dradog is an idealized wrathful form of the Indian Tantric Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava representing the power of all Buddhas.
Life of Senge Dradog
In this section, we are going to learn about the Life of Senge Dradog, after that, the short etymological description of the word Senge Dradog itself.
Guru Senge Dradog is known as defeats the attackers on Dharma throughout the six .