A KORA OF KORAS

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Padmasambhava is known as ‘Guru Rimpoche’ or ‘Precious Teacher’ and is
called the ‘second Buddha.’ The birth of Padmasambhava was prophesied by the
Buddha:
“When the Buddha was about to pass away at Kushinagara, and his disciples were
weeping. He spoke to them about his next manifestation in what is today called
the Nirvana Sutra: “The world being transitory and death inevitable for all living
things, the time for my departure has come. But weep not; for eight years after my
parinirvana (release from karmic rebirth), my manifestation will be born in a lotus.
Due to this manifestation’s deep connections with all sentient beings in the
Dharma-ending age, countless beings will benefit from his immense Dharma
promulgating activities. He will be called Padmasambhava and by him the
Esoteric Doctrine will be established.”
Padmasambhava visited Rewalsar before bringing Indian, Tantric (esoteric)
Buddhism to the high plateau of Tibet in the 8th century5 and the story of what
happened there is symbolic of the work of his life and the underlying principles of
Tantric Tibetan Buddhism; ‘This isn't the crop-haired monastic Tibetan
Buddhism of sacred vows we're familiar with, instead it's one practiced by yogis
and dreadlocked shamanistic wanderers, people in their houses, and those situated
outside of the monasteries.’ Let me tell you that story: