SSIUK LECTURES: ABOUT PADMASAMBHAVA

About Padmasambhava : Talks on Indian and Bonpo Sources, Himalayan Art and Sacred Literature To celebrate the anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, we are happy to announce a series of talks on the great Indian saint Guru Padmasambhava. We will learn about how he appears in Indian sources, rather than the more well known Tibetan Buddhist ones, as well as Padmasambhava as seen from a Bonpo perspective. We will be introduced to his portrayal in Himalayan art and finally his role in Tibetan sacred literature. Please do join us for the following talks: The fearsome younger twin: an introduction to the Bonpo Padmasambhava and his kinsmen. by Professor Charles Ramble (EPHE, Paris) Padmasambhava in Art by Jeff Watt (Director of Himalayan Art Resources)   Padmakāra among the Eighty Four Mahāsiddhas by Acharya Malcolm Smith   Padmasambhava and the sacrality of Tibetan Language: some remarks on termas, oracles and the ancient gods by Professor Fab