Padmasambhava Guides

Brief Biography of Guru Rinpoche

Brief Biography of Guru Rinpoche

A Brief Biography of Guru Rinpoche An Excerpt from White Lotus An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava By Jamgon Mipham Translated by Padmakara Translation Group About This Title The text called the “Seven-Line Prayer” is said to contain the most sacred and important teachings of the Nyingma school and is recited daily by many
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Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century

Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century

Masters of the 8th Century Learn More Reader Guides to some of the 8th century masters of Tibet See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Tibetan Masters of the Eighth Century The eighth century was an incredible flouring of the
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Indian Mahayana Masters of the 2nd-8th Centuries

Indian Mahayana Masters of the 2nd-8th Centuries

The Indian Masters Learn More Reader Guides to the Indian masters especially Important to Tibetan Buddhism See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Indian Mahayana Masters from the 2nd-8th Centuries The Tibetan traditions all look back to India as the
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A Reader’s Guide to Guru Rinpoche

A Reader’s Guide to Guru Rinpoche

Guru Rinpoche A Guide to His Work Related Topics Nyingma Lineages: Dudjom Tersar | Longchen Nyingtik | Namcho & Palyul Guides to Other Important Nyingma Figures: Rongzompa | Longchenpa | Jigme Lingpa | Patrul Rinpoche | Sera Khandro | Mipham Rinpoche | Dilgo Khyentse | Dudjom Rinpoche Padmasambhava (8th century), often known colloquially as Guru Rinpoche
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Patrul Rinpoche: A Reader’s Guide

Patrul Rinpoche: A Reader’s Guide

Patrul Rinpoche See Our Reader's Guide Patrul Rinpoche (1808–1887) was one of the greatest Tibetan teachers of the nineteenth century. Famous for his precise and direct style, he shunned high monastic office and lived the life of a homeless wanderer, writing his book in a rustic hermitage under an overhanging rock. Praise to Patrul Rinpoche
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On Cynicism and Doubt in the Tibetan Tradition

On Cynicism and Doubt in the Tibetan Tradition

The paragraphs below come from the foreword of Mipham Rinpoche's White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava.  These words were penned by Wulstan Fletcher of the Padmakara Translation Group and we suspect many will resonate with his articulate and constructive advice on how to deal with our own tendencies to be cynical, reinterpret,
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