Remembering the Lotus-Born

Title: REMEMBERING THE LOTUS-BORN Secondary Title: Padmasambhava in the History of Tibet’s Golden Age Description: Remembering the Lotus-Born sheds light on the work of Nyangrel Nyima Öser (1124–92), one of the most influential yet least known figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. His pivotal work, the Copper Island, is the story of how the Indian tantric master Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to the region. This work elevated Padmasambhava to central importance in Tibetan history, and made treasure revelation and recognized reincarnations among the institutions that still define Tibetan culture. Nyangrel Nyima Ozer “The First of those who were famed as the five kingly treasure-finders and the three supreme emanations of Nyang-rel Nyima Ozer, the deliberate reincarnation of the religious king Tshangpa Lhei Metok [i.e. Trhisong Detsen]. He was born at Sergon in Dzesa…” – Dudjom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History, page 755. “Nyangrel N