Buddhism in Odisha

right|thumb|200px|A contemporary bronze image of Saraha holding an arrow, probably made in Nepal (arte Newar)

thumb|Udiana shown with the name of Uddayana in Medieval India, 100 BC ' (also: Uḍḍiyāna, Uḍḍāyāna, Udyāna'' or 'Oḍḍiyāna''''), a small region in early medieval India, is ascribed importance in the development and dissemination of Vajrayāna Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhist traditions view it as a Beyul (Tibetan: སྦས་ཡུལ, Wylie: sbas-yul), a legendary heavenly place inaccessible to ordinary mortals. Padmasambhava, the eighth-century Buddhist master who was instrumental in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, was believed to have been born in Oddiyana. The Dzogchen Siddha Garab Dorje is likewise att