The Everything Essential Buddhism Book by Arnie Kozak

Author:Arnie Kozak [Kozak, Arnie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2015-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Tibet was a militaristic nation with many different kingdoms spread across the Tibetan plateau. It was believed that the seven ruling kings were divine, having descended from heaven on a ladder. They practiced shamanism and believed the shamans could serve as intermediaries between the divine origins of the kings and the people of the Earth. Their belief system was based on magic, multiple deities, and ritual. In order for someone to influence this populace, that person would have to be a great charismatic teacher capable of teachings that would impress upon them his power over nature, life, and death. This was Padmasambhava.

Padmasambhava, with the help of his twenty-five disciples, helped to build the first monastery in Tibet, at Samye. He helped to translate many of the Buddhist scriptures into Tibetan, and educated the populace in Buddhist teachings. He traveled around the country, transforming it from militarism into a peaceful, spiritual nation. Padmasambhava strived to change the Tibetan people internally and spiritually, so that their warring external life would fall away. He was largely successful at making significant changes.

This peaceful spirit would continue in Tibet until the ninth century when Tibet entered a dark age and Buddhism was suppressed. Many of the teachings were kept alive during this dark time by twenty-five disciples who passed down the teachings. Eventually, the seeds of knowledge that were planted by Padmasambhava were to sprout again, and Buddhism would establish itself as a major force in Tibetan culture.

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