Padmasambhava

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Gender Masculine
Usage Buddhism
Scripts पद्मसम्भव(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /pɐd̪.mɐ.s̪ɐm.ˈbʱɐ.ʋɐ/(Sanskrit)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "lotus-born" from Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" and सम्भव (sambhāva) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin". This was the name of a legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher and mystic credited with introducing tantric Buddhism (Vajrayana) to Tibet.
Added 2/23/2024 by anonymous
Edited 10/24/2024 by sekejap