[ above courtesy Tibetan Treasures ( Chagdud Gonpa Foundation )]
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[ above courtesy Tibetan
Treasures ( Chagdud Gonpa
Foundation )]
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[ above left © Robert Beer with Mandarava left
and
Yeshe Tsogyal right; from contemporary Nepali painting.]
[ above middle courtesy of Buddhayana ] [above right
unknown]
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[ above left and below courtesy ZAM
Publications and Rigpa ]
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[ On seeing the above statue,
when it
was made at Samyé
in Tibet, in the 8th century,
Padmasambhava remarked: "It looks like me"
and then blessed
it saying: "Now it is the same as me".]
Padma Sambhava
(Padmasambhava, Sambhava, Padmakara, Pema Jungney,
Guru Rinpoche, Precious Guru, Master Padma, Precious Master, Guru Tsokyi Dorje, Loden Chogsey, Shakya Senge,
lit. "Lotus-Born")( 8th century ) ( 717 ? - 762 )
When Lord Buddha was about to pass into final Nirvana,
he said to his followers, "This worldly life is transitory
and separation is inevitable. But eight years from now, in
the midst of an immaculately pure lake in the northwest
land of Uddiyana, one will appear who is wiser and more powerful than myself. Born from the center of a lotus blossom, he will be known as Padmasambhava and will reveal the teachings of the Secret Mantras to deliver all beings from misery.""Whereas Buddha is principally known for having taught the Sutrayana teachings even though he did teach the Tantras in secret, Padmasambhava came to this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the Tantra. So whilst Buddha Shakyamuni represents the Buddha principle, the most important element in the Sutrayana path, Padmasambhava personifies the Guru principle, the heart of Vajrayana Buddhism, and is therefore known as 'sangye nyipa', the second Buddha . . . "links
(from Dzogchen & Padmasambhava)more Guru Rinpoche statues: ( 1 ) * ( 2 ) * ( 3 )
Image Gallery,
from Padmasambhava Buddhist CenterPadmasambhava Thankas,
from Nyingma OrganizationPadmasambhava,
from "True Buddha School Net".Bringing out Guru Rinpoche
from Benshen MonasteryGuru Padmasambhava with
Mandharava and Yeshe Tsogyal
mural from Merigar, Italy.Mantra of Padmasambhava and
Lama Je TsongkhapaPadmasambhava as Guru Rinpoche
bibliography (and excerpts)
Dzogchen & Padmasambhava
Sogyal Rinpoche
from His Holiness The Dalai Lama
The Dzogen Teachings and the Empowerment of Padmasambhava
and his Eight Manifestations For World Peace,
San Jose, California, October 8 & 9, 1989.
Rigpa Publications ( now ZAM Publications )
( out of print )
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The Lotus-Born :
The Life Story of Padmasambhava
by Yeshe Tsogyal
Foreword by Dilgo K. Rinpoche
Shambhala Publicationspaper (Aug 1993)
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(1 review)
hardcover (Nov 1992)
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Padmasambhava and Buddhism in Tibet
Crystal Mirror, Volume IV
Dharma Publishing (Press) (1975)
paper
out of print
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The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation :
Or, the Method of Realizing Nirvana Through Knowing the Mind
Preceded by an epitome of Padma-Sambhava's Biography.
W.Y. Evans-Wentz
Oxford University Press
Paperback1983 edition
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(2 reviews)
Sept 2000 2nd edition
New foreward by Donald S.Lopez Jr.
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October 2000 edition
Munshiram Manoharlal Ltd
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out of print editions
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Natural Liberation:
Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos
Padmasambhava
Gyatrul Rinpoche (Commentary)
B. Alan Wallace (Translator)
Wisdom Publications (Dec 1997)
Paperback - 272 pages
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The Teachings of Padmasambhava
(Brill's Indological Library, Vol. 12)
Herbert Guenther
Hardcover (July 1996)
Brill Academic Publishers
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The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava
Yeshe Tsogyal
G. C. Toussaint, Kenneth Douglas, Gwendolyn Bays (Translators)
Dharma Publishing (Press) (July 1978)
Hardcover, 803pp.
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Advice from the Lotus-Born (cover)
A Collection of Padmasabhava's Advice to
the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal and Other Close Disciples
Padmasambhava
Paperback (December 1996)
Rangjung Yeshe Publications
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The Legend of the Great Stupa
Translation and commentary by
Keith Dowman
Dharma Publishing (Press) (1973)
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Sky Dancer :
The Secret Life and Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel
Keith Dowman (with excerpt)
Trinley Norbu Rinpoche (Translator)
Eva Van Dam (Illustrator)
Snow Lion Publications (June 1996)
Paperback, 379 pages, reprint edition
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The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava :
The Indian Consort of Padmasambhava
Bsam-Gtan-Glin-Pa Phrin-Las-Gro-Dul-Las-Rab-Bde-Ba-Rtsal
Translated by Lama Conam and Sangye Khandro
Intoduction by Janet Gyatso
Wisdom Publications (1998)
Paperback, 227 pages
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Lady of the Lotus-Born :
The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal
Nam-Mkha'I-Snying-Po, Gyalwa Changchub,
Gyalwa Changchub, Terton taks, Namkhai Nyingpo
Shambhala Publications (July 1999)
Hardcover, 176 pages
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Dakini Teachings
Padmasambhava
Paperback (December 1996)
Rangjung Yeshe Publications
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The Light of Wisdom ( Vol. I )
Padmasambhava
Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang
Foreword by Dilgo Khyentse
paperback original, 368 pages
Shambhala Publications (1995)
Rangjung Yeshe Publications
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Light of Wisdom ( Vol. II )
Padmasambhava
Paperback (August 1998)
Rangjung Yeshe Publications
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Crazy Wisdom
Chogyam Trungpa
Paperback / Published 1991
Shambhala Publications
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[ above left; 1700-1799 AD] [above right; 1200-1299 AD] [ both from Art of Tibet ]
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[ above both courtesy Padmasambhava Buddhist Center Gallery ]
[ above right; Guru Rinpoche, Rainbow Body ] [click on each image for larger version]
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