Guru Padmasambhava art auction One of the favorites of

One of the favorites of Tibetans

So intense was his motivation that he wished for his head to split into a thousand pieces if his striving waned in the least

and can ward off negative energy

Bloodstone is believed to heal physical problems such as fever

Guru Padmasambhava art auction One of the favorites ofAccording to legend, Padmasambhava was born not from a woman, but as an eight year old boy in the center of a lotus in North India. He played a crucial role in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, subduing the defiant local spirits and founding the first tantric sect, the Nyingma. In 760, the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen invited Padmasambhava to Tibet to subdue the local spirits that were obstructing the establishment of Buddhism. The king had been