Padmasambhava Splat
Modern technology visualizes Guru Rinpoche for you.
Padmasambhava, known respectfully as Guru Rinpoche, is the founder of Vajrayana in Tibet. Representations of him abound where that style of Buddhism is practiced. We have a recently commissioned one here in Ngawal, about double life size, up on a hill that will test whether you’ve adjusted successfully to the altitude. (I’ve been here for a few weeks and still have capacious room for improvement.) Here’s the splat. You may have to turn your “head” a bit to get Guru Rinpoche in view.
Below are photos of the approach and the view from the site of Annapurna. More information about splats is in the previous post.
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