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Padmasambhava
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Padmasambhava was a male Buddhist monk of Indo-Aryan ethnic origin. Born in Oddiyana in 717, he died in 762. He spoke Tibetan and was a student of Sri Singha. His students included Yudra Nyingpo, Tri Songdetsen, Vairocana, and Lhalung Pelgyi Dorje.
His literary output includes works such as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Empowerment and Samaya, Guru's Heart Practices, Libro Tibetano de Los Muertos, and Garland of Views. Open Library lists twenty-four works attributed to him, while Crossref records one. His name in the native language is པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས་.
Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Empowerment and Samaya
- Guru's Heart Practices
- Libro Tibetano de Los Muertos
- Garland of Views
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 23
- Total plays
- 98
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Padmasambhava">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
2 total works indexed
- The Kartarpur Corridor as a Model for Cross-Border Connectivity and Cultural Exchange
· 2026
- Pengaruh Guest Experience Unit terhadap VIP Guest di Hotel Atria Magelang
· 2025
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Person.name
- Padmasambhava
- Person.birth_place
- Oddiyana
- Person.known
- Credited with founding the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
- Person.occupation
- Vajra master
- Person.education
- Nalanda
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Early sources
- Development of the mythos
- Hagiography
- Birth and early life
- Nepal
- Tibet
- Bhutan
- Eight manifestations
- Iconography
- Attributes
- Pureland paradise
- Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri
- Associated practices
- Vajra Guru mantra
- Seven Line Prayer
- Cham dances
- Terma cycles
- Five main consorts
- Twenty-five main students
- Gallery
- Biographies in English
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Works cited
- Sadhanas and commentaries
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Rewalsar Lake#Colossus of Padmasambhava|Colossus of Padmasambhava, 123 ft. (37.5 m) high, in mist overlooking [[Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India]]
Padmasambhava ('Born from a Lotus'), also known as Guru Rinpoche ('Precious Guru'), was a semi-legendary tantric Buddhist Vajra master from medieval India, who according to hagiographical sources fully revealed the Vajrayana in Tibet, circa 8th – 9th centuries. He is considered an emanation or Nirmāṇakāya of Shakyamuni Buddha as foretold by the Buddha himself. According to early Tibetan sources including the Testament of Ba, he came to Tibet in the 8th century and designed Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, during the reign of King Trisong Detsen. He, the king, and Khenpo Shantarakshita are also responsible for creating the Tibetan Canon through translating all of the Buddha's teachings and their commentaries into the Tibetan language.
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