Light of Kailash 29 | On the Image of Padmasambhava in Zanglingma | Dr. Lucian Maidanuc
Dr. Lucian Maidanuc on the Zanglingma Biography and the Seven Facets of the Great Master
This lecture explores the image of Padmasambhava through the lens of the first complete biography of the great master, known as Zanglingma ("The Copper Temple"). This terma teaching is attributed to Nyangral Nyima Özer, a significant tertön of 12th-century Central Tibet.
Within the Zanglingma texts, the presenter identifies seven distinct hypostases that form the portrait of Padmasambhava: the Crazy Hermit (nyönpa), the Disciple (lobma), the Hero (pawo), the Demon Tamer (düdul), the Master (lobpön), the Omniscient (künkhyen), and the Enlightened (sangyé).
About the Speaker:
Dr. Lucian Maidanuc has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 2011. He holds a PhD from the University of Bucharest (2024), where his research focused on Padmasambhava in the Zanglingma. His thesis was published as the book: The Copper Temple. The Biography of Padmasambhava, Founder of Tibetan Buddhism. A practicing lawyer, Dr. Maidanuc has also taught seminars on Tibetan Buddhism at the University of Bucharest since 2022.
Saturday, February 28th | 2:00 PM London Time (3:00 PM Italian Time) | Online via Zoom
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