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.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tilopa, Samantabhadra, Amitabha, Bhaiṣajyaguru, Sakyamuni, Akshobhya, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava, Ākāśadhātvīśvarī, Locanā, Māmakī, Paṇḍāravāsinī, Kurukullā, Nageshvara Raja, Vajradhara, Mahavairocana, Nagarjuna, Taras, Yidam, Maitreya, Vairocana, Vajrayogini, Nairatmya
- teacher of
- Yeshe Tsogyal
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
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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