Padmasambhava

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Padmasambhava canonical 17
Guru Padmasambhava 6
Guru Rinpoche 4

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava

Lotus-Born ⓘ
Padma Jungné ⓘ
associatedLanguage Classical Tibetan hagiographies ⓘ
associatedPractice Dzogchen ⓘ
tantric sadhana ⓘ
associatedWith Himalayan region ⓘ
Samye Monastery ⓘ
Samye debate period under Tibetan king Trisong Detsen ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
terma tradition ⓘ
centralFigureOf Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Nyingma school
centuryActive 8th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith Shantarakshita ⓘ
commemoratedOn Guru Rinpoche Day in Tibetan lunar calendar ⓘ
creditedWith establishing Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ
founderOf Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Nyingma school
genreOfTextsAbout terma revelations ⓘ
honorificTitle Guru Rinpoche ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
iconographyFeature holds skull-cup ⓘ
holds vajra ⓘ
seated on a lotus ⓘ
wears lotus hat ⓘ
influenceOn Himalayan Buddhist art ⓘ
linked to: Thangka painting

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 ⓘ
patron King Trisong Detsen ⓘ
linked to: Trisong Detsen
religion Buddhism ⓘ
roleInMythology subduer of local deities and spirits in Tibet ⓘ
tamer of demons ⓘ
spiritualRole lineage holder ⓘ
tantric guru ⓘ
teacherOf Tibetan disciples ⓘ
Yeshe Tsogyal ⓘ
tradition Tantric Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana
veneratedAs second Buddha ⓘ
veneratedIn Himalayan Buddhist cultures ⓘ
linked to: Himalayan Buddhists

Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

Nyingma school → associatedWith → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Hemis Festival → honors → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Hemis Festival → associatedWith → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Hemis Festival → hasRitualObject → giant thangka of Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Hemis Monastery → dedicatedTo → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Hemis Monastery → veneratedFigure → Guru Rinpoche ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Kailāsa Parvata → sacredToFigure → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Gurudongmar Lake → namedAfter → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Enchey Monastery → associatedWith → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Enchey Monastery → devotedTo → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Tashiding Monastery → associatedWith → Guru Padmasambhava ⓘ
subject linked to: Tashiding Monastery (nearby)
linked to: Padmasambhava
Bardo Thodol → attributedTo → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Mani Rimdu festival → associatedDeity → Guru Rinpoche ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Mani Rimdu festival → associatedDeity → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Great Perfection → hasKeyFigure → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Padmasambhava → name → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Padmasambhava → alternativeName → Guru Rinpoche ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava → honorificTitle → Guru Rinpoche ⓘ
linked to: Padmasambhava
Yeshe Tsogyal → spiritualTeacher → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Yeshe Tsogyal → consortOf → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Yeshe Tsogyal → discipleOf → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Vimalamitra → associatedWith → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Kathok lineage → veneratedDeity → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Trisong Detsen → invited → Padmasambhava ⓘ
Shantarakshita → collaboratedWith → Padmasambhava ⓘ