Padmasambhava

Padmasambhava (sanskrit: Padmakara^[1]; tibetanski: པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས།; Wylie: pad+ma 'byung gnas (EWTS); ZWPY: Bämajungnä); mongolski ловон Бадмажунай, lovon Badmajunai, kineski: (pinyin: Liánhuāshēng), znači Rođen od lotousa, bio je mudrac (guru) iz Oddiyāne za koga se govori da je doveo Vajrayana budizam u Butan, Tibet i njima susjedne zemlje u 8. vijeku. U tim zemljama je poznatiji pod imenom Guru Rinpoche ("Dragocjeni guru") ili Lopon Rinpoche,^[2] ili, jednostabno, Padum u Tibetu,^[3] gdje ga sljedbenici škole Nyingma smatraju drugim Budom.

37,5 m visoka statua Padmasambhave visoko u magli, iznad hezera Rewalsar u indijskoj državi Himachal Pradesh.

Statua Padmasambhave u manastiru Hemis, Ladakh, Indija.

Također se smatra emanacijom Buddha Amitabhe^[4] i u Vajrayana budizmu poznat kao "drugi Buda".^[5] Rođen je u bramanskoj porodici u Sjeverozapadnoj Indiji.^[6]

Izvori

1. Na modernom devanagariju se ispisuje kao पद्मसम्भव.
2. Norbu and Turnbull (1969), p. 163.
3. Sun (2008), pp. 10, 31, 145.
4. The Emergence of Buddhism By Jacob N. Kinnard (Page 89)
5. Holy People of the World By Phyllis G. Jestice (Page 668)
6. P. 208 Essential Buddhism: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice By Diane Morgan

Eksterni linkovi

Padmasambhava na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• All about Guru Padmasambhava Arhivirano 2018-05-14 na Wayback Machine-u
• Biography of Lord Padmasambhava known as the embodiment of all the Buddhas Arhivirano 2009-09-19 na Wayback Machine-u
• Translation of The Full Story of Guru Padmasambhava - 109 KB PDF - With permission of the copyright holder Arhivirano 2009-09-29 na Wayback Machine-u
• Translation of The Full Story of Guru Padmasambhava - as above in html format Arhivirano 2009-12-16 na Wayback Machine-u
• The Eight Manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava Arhivirano 2013-09-22 na Wayback Machine-u
• Life of Guru Rinpoche by Dudjom Rinpoche
• Prayer to Guru Rinpoche that Swiftly Removes Obstacles and Fulfills All Wishes
• Aspiration Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, the Precious Master of Oddiyana Arhivirano 2012-04-15 na Wayback Machine-u
• Padmasambhava Resources Arhivirano 2010-02-12 na Wayback Machine-u
• The Seven Line Prayer
• Guru Rinpoche Articles^{[mrtav link]}
• A Short Biography by Jamgon Kongtrul Arhivirano 2006-01-11 na Wayback Machine-u
• Samdruptse Website, Namchi, Sikkim Arhivirano 2007-09-29 na Wayback Machine-u
• The Seven Line Prayer: Text and commentary
• Padmasambhava - Guru Rinpoche (with explanation of the meaning of Vajra Guru Mantra) Arhivirano 2009-06-18 na Wayback Machine-u
• A Short Biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli
• Short Biography of Guru Rinpoche by Jamgön Kongtrül I (Lodro Thaye) @khandronet
• Himalayan Dialogue - Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal Stan Royal Mumford
• A biography of Padmasambhava by Taranatha Arhivirano 2011-11-03 na Wayback Machine-u