Padmasambhava
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Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche is a key figure in Tibetan Buddhism who lived in the 8th century. He is credited for the first transmission of Vajrayana teachings from India to Tibet. He is regarded as one of the fathers of Buddhism in that region, and he is especially important to the Nyingma lineage. Therefore he is also a key figure in Shambhala Buddhism. His name means "Lotus Born".
Further reading
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 1
- pages 84, 96
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 79, 80
- pages 79, 81
- (as Guru Rinpoche)
Mipham, Sakyong (2002) Taming the Mind and Walking the Bodhisattava Path
- page 117
Mipham, Sakyong (2005) Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern Life
- pages 44-45
- his prediction of this dark age
