GURU RIMPOCHE was the most powerful apostle of Tantricism. He is a very eminent saint in the spiritual lineage of the Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism and was infact the founder of Nyingmapa. He was born out of lotus flower (Padma means lotus-born) in the lake of Dhankasha in Udiayana, an ancient city of India. He earned a great fame as powerful excorcist and was invited by King Trisong Detsen to come to Tibet to subdue evil opponents through his charms and spells. He lived fifty years in Tibet. He is depicted as seated on a lotus blossom. His body is flesh-coloured but his expressions are varied. He wears a magical folded red hat and is always shown with a moustache. He holds a Vajra (dorjee) in his right hand and a skull cup (patra) with a vase of immortality (ambrosia) in his left. He carries a tantric staff (khatvanga) surmounted with a trident in the fold of his left arm.

Reciting his mantra can dispel all negative forces and protects you from obstacles.