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An Encounter with Padmasambhava in Darjeeling

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29 Nov 2018

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a recollection from Sangharakshita called An Encounter with Padmasambhava in Darjeeling. Padmasambhava, often known as the and#8216;Second Buddhaand#8217;, is famous for converting the demons of Tibet. In this lecture we are given a brief biography of Padmasambhava and an outline of the progressive Nyingmapa practices attributed to him.

N.B. Poor original recording.

From the talk Padmasambhava: Tantric Guru of Tibet, given in 1972.