Padmasambhava

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Buddhist master Buddhist saint founder of religious tradition historical figure tantric master

Padmasambhava is a revered 8th-century tantric master credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet and regarded as the legendary founder and central figure of the Nyingma school.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Guru Padmasambhava	2
Guru Rinpoche	1
giant thangka of Guru Padmasambhava	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist master ⓘ Buddhist saint ⓘ founder of religious tradition ⓘ historical figure ⓘ tantric master ⓘ
activity	spread of tantric Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ
alternativeName	Guru Rinpoche NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotus-Born NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Jungné NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Classical Tibetan hagiographies ⓘ
associatedPractice	Dzogchen NERFINISHED ⓘ tantric sadhana ⓘ
associatedWith	Himalayan region ⓘ Samye Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Samye debate period under Tibetan king Trisong Detsen ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ terma tradition ⓘ
centralFigureOf	Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryActive	8th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith	Shantarakshita NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Guru Rinpoche Day in Tibetan lunar calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
creditedWith	establishing Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ
founderOf	Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreOfTextsAbout	terma revelations ⓘ
honorificTitle	Guru Rinpoche NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographyFeature	holds skull-cup ⓘ holds vajra ⓘ seated on a lotus ⓘ wears lotus hat ⓘ
influenceOn	Himalayan Buddhist art NERFINISHED ⓘ ritual practices in Nyingma school ⓘ
legacy	establishment of first Buddhist monastery in Tibet ⓘ foundation of Nyingma lineages ⓘ transmission of tantric texts to Tibet ⓘ
name	Padmasambhava NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron	King Trisong Detsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
roleInMythology	subduer of local deities and spirits in Tibet ⓘ tamer of demons ⓘ
spiritualRole	lineage holder ⓘ tantric guru ⓘ
teacherOf	Tibetan disciples ⓘ Yeshe Tsogyal NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Tantric Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedAs	second Buddha ⓘ
veneratedIn	Himalayan Buddhist cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hemis Festival → associatedWith → Padmasambhava ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guru Padmasambhava

Nyingma school → associatedWith → Padmasambhava ⓘ

Hemis Monastery → dedicatedTo → Padmasambhava ⓘ

The Abominable Snowmen → featuresCharacter → Padmasambhava ⓘ

Hemis Festival → hasRitualObject → Padmasambhava ⓘ

this entity surface form: giant thangka of Guru Padmasambhava

Hemis Festival → honors → Padmasambhava ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guru Padmasambhava

Hemis Monastery → veneratedFigure → Padmasambhava ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guru Rinpoche