The Lotus-Born: The Life Story of PadmasambhavaHow often do you hear the story of a man who was immaculately born from within a lotus flower with a thousand petals, in the middle of a lake, having been sent as a meteor from the heart of the Boudha of Boundless light? Lotus-Born is the fabulous story of the mystic, master scholar, and outrageous yogi, Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born, who grew up an adopted prince, was banished, burned at the stake in a neighboring kingdom, and continued miraculously unscathed, wandering through cemeteries, dancing on corpses, and proceeded to live more than five hundred years. He is regarded by the most sane Tibetans as a real, historical figure, the founder of Buddhism in Tibet where he subjugated demons and taught the Buddha's teachings. The complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet is available in English for the first time with the publication of this book. Lotus-Born is a translation of a biography of the great master recorded in the ninth century by his foremost Tibetan disciple, the princess Yeshe Tsogyal. Many of these biographies were concealed as terma treasures to protect them against the changes of time. |
Contents
Foreword by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | 1 |
Clarifying the True Meaning by Tsele Natsok Rangdröl | 7 |
His Majesty the King and Master Padma | 11 |
The Tibetan king and subjects try to dis | 23 |
Indrabodhi and ascends the royal throne | 31 |
Padmasambhava follows his gurus receives | 41 |
The king of Tibet takes hold of his king | 55 |
Master Padma binds all the gods and | 62 |
Master Padma conceals the teachings | 136 |
Master Padma personally visits the sacred | 143 |
Master Padmas consent when he intends | 148 |
Master Padma gives his last words to | 155 |
Master Padma gives his last words to | 162 |
Master Padma gives his last words to | 168 |
Master Padma gives his last words to | 175 |
Master Padma gives his last words to | 181 |
cration | 71 |
The two masters Padmasambhava | 82 |
Vairochana of Pagor goes to India in pur | 90 |
The king establishes the law of the Bud | 98 |
Master Vimalamitra is invited and Vairo | 105 |
The Dharma teachings are translated | 113 |
Master Padma transmits the sadhanas | 122 |
Padmasambhava employs the guardian | 128 |
Common terms and phrases
accomplishment Anu Yoga aspiration attained Avalokiteshvara bodhichitta Bodhisattva body bound under oath Buddha Buddhadharma charnel ground chen compassion concealed consort dakinis Dharma Dharma king dharmakaya disciples Dorje Dzogchen Eight Sadhana Teachings emanation empowerment enlightened fierce mantras five four Garland glorious gods and demons Guru Rinpoche Heruka hundred immaculate life story India jewel Kilaya king of Tibet King Trisong Deutsen Lingpa lotus flower Lotus-Born Master Magical mahamudra Mahayana Mahayoga mandala Manjushri Master Bodhisattva Master Padma meditation ministers monks Mother Deities mountain naga Namkhai Nyingpo nature of mind Nepal nirmanakaya Nyingma Nyingma Gyübum offered pa'i Padmakara Padmasambhava Palgyi panditas Possess the instruction Prabhahasti practice precious prince rakshasas realms replied rgyud sacred Sadhana Sahor samsara Samye scriptures Secret Mantra Shri Singha spirits Sugatas supreme Sutra tantric taught Temple terma terma treasures Tibet translated Uddiyana Vairochana Vajra Vajra Seat Vajrayana vidyadhara vidyadhara level Vimalamitra Vishuddha wisdom wrathful Yeshe Tsogyal yogi