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'''Padmasambhava''' ([[pad ma 'byung gnas]]). 'Lotus-born.' Same as Guru Rinpoche. Padmakara and Padmasambhava are interchangeable in Tibetan literature, sometimes | [[Image:Ngadrama.jpg|Looks Like Me image of Padmasambhava previously located at the main temple of Samye|right|300px]] | ||
'''Padmasambhava''' ([[pad ma 'byung gnas]]). 'Lotus-born.' Same as [[Guru Rinpoche]]. Padmakara and Padmasambhava are interchangeable in Tibetan literature, sometimes the Tibetan translation Pema Jungney is used in Tibetan literature, sometimes the Sanskrit. <br><br> | |||
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From ''[[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]]'' root text, opening verses: | |||
The essence of all the buddhas of the three times, the supreme sovereign of all power-wielding | "The essence of all the [[buddhas of the three times]], the supreme sovereign of all power-wielding [[vidyadhara]]s, the all-encompassing lord of the ocean of peaceful and wrathful yidams ([[yi dam]]), the chief of the gatherings of all the dakas and dakinis, the great being who by his splendor outshines all the vajra protectors of the [[Dharma]] and the haughty forces of appearance and existence, is the one renowned throughout the infinite realms of the teachers of the [[Three Kayas]] as Mahaguru Padmasambhava." [[RY]] | ||
==Names & Titles== | |||
*[[Guru Padma]] - the [[Lotus Master]], [[Guru Rinpoche]], [[Padmakara]], the [[Precious Master]], The [[Lotus Born]], [[Lotus Born master]], [[Master Padma]]. | |||
*[[Names of Padmasambhava]] | |||
==Other Reference Sources== | |||
*Dudjom Rinpoche (1991). ''[[The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism]]: Its Fundamentals and History''. Translated by Gyurme Dorje and Matthew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications. | |||
*Thondup, Tulku. ''[[Masters of Meditation and Miracles]]''. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996. | |||
*Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorjé. ''[[A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems]]''. Junction City: Padma Publishing, 2005. | |||
*[[The Lotus-Born]]; the terma version of Padmasambhava's life revealed by [[Nyang Ral Nyima Ozer]]. ISBN 962-7341-55-4 | |||
*Padmasambava. His Life and Times; | |||
*The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava; the terma version of his biography in poetic verse form, revealed by [[Orgyen Lingpa]]. | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
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[http://www.rangjung.com/authors/padmasambhava.htm Jamgon Kongtrul's medium length biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, a collection of life stories of the 108 main tertons.] | [http://www.rangjung.com/authors/padmasambhava.htm Jamgon Kongtrul's medium length biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, a collection of life stories of the 108 main tertons.] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Nyingma Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Masters]] | [[Category:Indian Masters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:38, 13 November 2006
Padmasambhava (pad ma 'byung gnas). 'Lotus-born.' Same as Guru Rinpoche. Padmakara and Padmasambhava are interchangeable in Tibetan literature, sometimes the Tibetan translation Pema Jungney is used in Tibetan literature, sometimes the Sanskrit.
From Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo root text, opening verses:
"The essence of all the buddhas of the three times, the supreme sovereign of all power-wielding vidyadharas, the all-encompassing lord of the ocean of peaceful and wrathful yidams (yi dam), the chief of the gatherings of all the dakas and dakinis, the great being who by his splendor outshines all the vajra protectors of the Dharma and the haughty forces of appearance and existence, is the one renowned throughout the infinite realms of the teachers of the Three Kayas as Mahaguru Padmasambhava." RY
Names & Titles
- Guru Padma - the Lotus Master, Guru Rinpoche, Padmakara, the Precious Master, The Lotus Born, Lotus Born master, Master Padma.
- Names of Padmasambhava
Other Reference Sources
- Dudjom Rinpoche (1991). The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. Translated by Gyurme Dorje and Matthew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
- Thondup, Tulku. Masters of Meditation and Miracles. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996.
- Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorjé. A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems. Junction City: Padma Publishing, 2005.
- The Lotus-Born; the terma version of Padmasambhava's life revealed by Nyang Ral Nyima Ozer. ISBN 962-7341-55-4
- Padmasambava. His Life and Times;
- The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava; the terma version of his biography in poetic verse form, revealed by Orgyen Lingpa.
Internal Links
- A Short Biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli by Jamgon Kongtrul
- Padmakara and the Four Vidyadhara Levels by Khenpo Jokyab Rinpoche