encircled by the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. Image part of the personal collection of Sogyal Rinpoche; painted by Salga. ©Tertön Sogyal Trust]] The Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (Tib. གུ་རུ་མཚན་བརྒྱད་, guru tsen gyé; Wyl. gu ru mtshan brgyad) are the eight principal forms assumed by Guru Rinpoche at different points in his life:
The Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava do not depict different Padmasambhavas, but reflect his ability to appear according to different needs and demands. In fact, they are called in Tibetan Guru Tsen Gyé, the eight ‘names’ of the Guru; each manifestation demonstrates a different principle that unveils the innermost nature of mind. As Guru Rinpoche said: “Mind itself is Padmasambhava; there is no practice or meditation apart from that.”<ref>Adapted from Dzogchen & Padmasambhava</ref>
Other lists include:
In the Pema Kathang revealed by Orgyen Lingpa the eight manifestations are mentioned in chapter 19:
In his praise of the eight manifestations entitled A Garland of Youthful Utpalas (ut+pal gzhon nu'i do shal)<ref>Collected Works, Vol. ka, pages 132-4</ref>, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo lists the eight as:
In his Great Dictionary (p.500), Dungkar Lobzang Trinlé lists them as follows:
In the empowerment of Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü, Guru Rinpoche and his Eight Manifestations appear as:
Sets of thangkas of the Eight Manifestations include a central image of Guru Pema Jungné.
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