檢視 Mandarava 的原始碼

[[Image:Mandarava Tso Pema.jpg|thumb|Mandarava; image in the retreat cave above [[Tso Pema]]]]
'''Mandarava''' (Skt. ''Mandāravā'', Tib. [[མནྡཱ་ར་བཱ་]]) (8th cent.) aka '''Machik Drubpai Gyalmo''' — one of the [[five principal consorts of Guru Rinpoche]], she was an emanation of [[Dhatvishvari]] and a princess of [[Zahor]]. After leaving the palace out of disgust for [[samsara]], and joining a nunnery, she met [[Guru Rinpoche]] who gave her teachings. When the king found out, he cast her into a pit of thorns and tried to burn Guru Rinpoche alive. But through his magical powers, Guru Rinpoche transformed the pyre into a [[Tso Pema|lake]]. When the king had repented his actions and granted them pardon, Mandarava accompanied Guru Rinpoche to the [[Maratika cave]], where through their accomplishment of [[long-life practice]], they saw the Buddha [[Amitabha]] face to face and attained the level of a [[vidyadhara with power over life]].

==Further Reading==
*[[Padmasambhava]], ''The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava'', translated by Lama Chonam and Sangye Khandro (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998) ISBN 0861711440

==External Links==
*[http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Mandarava/9 Biography at Treasury of Lives]

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