Padmasambhava

In which we meet Shakyadevi the Nepalese, and finish the first of the two volumes of "The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava."

In which we meet Kālasiddhi, of the town where wool is steeped.

Including alternate (astral?) backstories for King Ashoka, and Nagarjuna.

In which a princess in ancient Bihar, India, weeps for her father, the king.

This is Part 20 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 40 & 41.

This is Part 19 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 35 & 36.

This is Part 18 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 35 & 36.

This is Part 17 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 33 & 34.

This is Part 16 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 31 & 32.

This is Part 15 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 28, 29 & 30.