Padmasambhava

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Padmasambhava gave the Red Tārā practice to Yeshe Tsogyal. He asked that she hide it as a treasure. Tārā as a focus for tantric deity yoga can be traced back to the time period of Padmasambhava.

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When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 2020

Relationships

teacher of
Yeshe Tsogyal

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Source passages

“Tārā as a focus for tantric deity yoga can be traced back to the time period of Padmasambhava. There is a Red Tārā practice which was given by Padmasambhava to Yeshe Tsogyal. He asked that she hide it as a treasure.”

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“Some historical figures are also seen as Buddhas, such as the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna (sometimes called the second Buddha) and the figure of Padmasambhava.”

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