Padmasambhava "Lotus-Born" also known as the Second Buddha, was a sage guru from Oddiyana, northwestern Classical India. Padmasambhava is said to have transmitted Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet, Bhutan and neighboring countries in the 8th century AD. In those lands, he is better known as Guru Rinpoche or Lopon Rinpoche.
A fine hand painted thangka of Guru Rinpoche with his eight manifestations. Guru Rinpoche or Padmasambhava appears in different forms according to the needs of sentient beings and he manifested these forms during different periods of his life. Outwardly he may appear differently, however, they are all the enlightened display of Guru Rinpoche.
