Guru Padmasambhava (on red base) four-armed form

four-armed form

She has four arms on each side

In her left hand she holds the stem of an Utpala lotus which indicates the protection she grants against the eight fears

The Eight Auspicious Symbols have their origin in India

Guru Padmasambhava (on red base) four-armed formAccording 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