According to Tibetean legends, Guru Padmasambhava or the Guru Rinpoche was incarnated as an eight year old child appearing in a lotus blossom on the Dhanakosha Lake, in Uddiyana, somewhere in the valley of ancient India, now Pakistan.
His special natural abilities was recognized by the king, and he married Mandarava , one of his daugthers, to him. More than a thousand years ago, Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus born blessed this earth with his presence.
It was Guru Padmasambhava who defeated all opposing forces and set up Buddhism in its supreme form in Tibet. He taught the Tibetean King Trisong Detsen : " The root of the secret mantra, the tantric swift methods, is to keep the samaya committments. The roots of samaya , the bond to one's spiritual teacher teacher, are devotion and effort. And the root of these two is prayer: to pray to your spiritual Master and yidam deity."
There are many blessed prayers to invoke Guru Rinpoche the most famous and well known is called The Seven Line Prayer and the last line which is also his mantra.
The Seven Line Prayer
In the north-west land of Orgyen,
In the heart of a lotus flower,
Endowed with the most marvelous attaiments,
You're renowned as the lotus-born,
Surrounded by many host of dakinis
Following in your footsteps
I pray to you: come and bless me with your grace!
His special natural abilities was recognized by the king, and he married Mandarava , one of his daugthers, to him. More than a thousand years ago, Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus born blessed this earth with his presence.
It was Guru Padmasambhava who defeated all opposing forces and set up Buddhism in its supreme form in Tibet. He taught the Tibetean King Trisong Detsen : " The root of the secret mantra, the tantric swift methods, is to keep the samaya committments. The roots of samaya , the bond to one's spiritual teacher teacher, are devotion and effort. And the root of these two is prayer: to pray to your spiritual Master and yidam deity."
There are many blessed prayers to invoke Guru Rinpoche the most famous and well known is called The Seven Line Prayer and the last line which is also his mantra.
The Seven Line Prayer
In the north-west land of Orgyen,
In the heart of a lotus flower,
Endowed with the most marvelous attaiments,
You're renowned as the lotus-born,
Surrounded by many host of dakinis
Following in your footsteps
I pray to you: come and bless me with your grace!
Mantra
Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Pema Siddhi Hung
Tks for letting us know about this Guru Padmasambhava story!It was so touching!
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