Eight Manifestation of Guru Rinpoche

Eight Manifestation of Guru Rinpoche Ugyen Guru Rinpoche is the second Buddha. When Buddha was about to Enter Nirvana he told his disciples, “Do not be sad, I will come again from the West”. Thus he reappeared as Ugyen Rimpoche, “Master of the Great Teaching Without Any Attachment”. All the virtues of Buddha’s body speech and mind were summed up in Ugyen Rinpoche, who vowed to guide the beings of this world through his eight manifestations. Lord Buddha prophesied in Sutra the way Guru Rinpoche would take birth and clearly spoke of his countless activities for the benefit of all sentient beings. We can rely on the words of the Buddha and know that Guru Rinpoche is the manifestation of all Buddha activities that appear in the world for the welfare of everyone. 1. Guru Tshokye Dorji meaning diamond thunderbolt, born from the Lake Danakosha on a blue lotus in Oddhiyana, and adopted by King Indrabhuti. 2. When he was preaching to the Khandoms in the eight cremation grounds, he caught the “life force” of the evil deities and made them the protectors of the Doctrine. Thus he was called Nima Ozer “the Sunbeam”. 3. He renounced his Kingdom and went to receive teachings from the Master Prabhahasti in the Maratika Cave in Nepal. Thus he was called Guru Shakya Sengye “the Lion of the Shakya Clan”. 4. After his marriage with the daughter of the King of Zahor, he was condemned by the king to be burnt. But Guru turned the pyre into a lake and converted the Kingdom to Buddhism. Thus he was called Guru Padmasambhava “Born from the Lotus”. 5. After having listened to all the teachings of the Vajrayana “the Diamond Path”, and after having mastered the Science of the Pandits, he obtained full realization and was able to see the Gods and the Tutelary deities (yidam). Then he was called Guru Loden Chogsey “Guru who acquired the Supreme Knowledge”. 6. When he returned to Oddhiyana, the evil chiefs of the country wanted to burn him but the fire would not do so, so they offered him the Kingdom. Thus he came to be called Guru Pema Gyelpo “Lotus King”. 7. He vanquished the enemies of the Doctrine by the Sheer power of his words and then brought down the thunderbolt and burnt them. Thus he came to be called Sengye Drathok “One who Conquers the Enemy with a Lion Voice”. 8. When he was at Sengye Dzong in Kurtoe and at Taktsang in Paro, he was in the form of “Dorji Dragpo”. He subdued all the evil force and came to be called Dorji Droloe, “Thunderbolt”. Om Ahh Hung Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hung