Padmasambhava
Indian Buddhist master who carried Vajrayana Buddhism from India to Tibet in the 8th century, traditionally credited with subduing the local Bön spirits and establishing the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Known to Tibetans as Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Master") and revered as a second Buddha, he is said to have hidden thousands of teachings (terma) for future generations to discover when the world was ready. His traditional biographies blend history with deep mystical teaching, and his name remains one of the most invoked in Tibetan prayer. The Nyingma lineage, the Dzogchen teachings, and much of the Tibetan tantric heritage trace directly to him.
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Quotes by Padmasambhava
72 quotes“In dying, recognize the clear light. In living, recognize the clear light.”
clear-lightThe Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation
“The naked awareness is unborn, undying, untainted.”
awarenessSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“Among ten thousand teachings, this is the heart: recognize your own mind.”
essenceSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“The path of skillful means is the path of awakening in everyday life.”
skillful-meansAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Trust the lineage even when the body of the lama is no more.”
lineageDakini Teachings
“In awakening, all beings are awakened simultaneously. This is the bodhisattva's joy.”
awakeningSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“The terma of your own mind is hidden in plain sight. Look.”
termaDakini Teachings
“In the natural state, no effort is required. Only recognition.”
naturalSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“The lineage is not a chain of bodies. It is a continuity of recognition.”
lineageDakini Teachings
“Practice now. The next moment is uncertain. The next life is far.”
nowAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“The dakini's smile is the acceptance of the practitioner.”
acceptanceDakini Teachings
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