Guru Rinpoche. The lotus-born master who established Buddhism in Tibet.
Eighth-century tantric master from Uddiyana who brought Vajrayana to Tibet at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen, founded Samye monastery in 779 CE, subdued the protector spirits of the Himalayan land, and concealed teachings — the terma — for retrieval by future generations. The founding figure of the Nyingma school and, in the Tibetan imagination, a second Buddha.
The Diamond Vehicle — the tantric path that uses mantra, visualization, deity yoga, and direct transmission to make buddhahood possible in a single lifetime, in this very body, provided one has the right empowerment from a qualified lineage holder.
The Forbidden Kingdom.
A transmission of the empowerment of Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born — given from the hand of the 41st Sakya throne-holder, drawing the two great streams of Tibetan Buddhism into one rite.
A studio dispatch on the empowerment of Padmasambhava bestowed by the throne-holder, with footage of the assembly and the rite of refuge.
