Tattvasangraha 01

Author(s): Embar Krishnamacharya
Publisher: Central Library

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FOREWORD
country. These oalamities and ominous visitations turned the minds of the people away from Buddhism w bioh henoeforth was looked upon as inauspicious. Accordingly they sont back Acarya Bodhisattva to Nepal. A short time after this Ba gsal snañ proceeded to China to study Buddhism. About the time that he left Tibet a certain Hoshang (Chinese Buddhist monk) told (the Emperor) that after six months and six days there would arrive at the capital of China a re-embodiment of the venerable Bodhisattva As'vaghoon. He made an image saying that the expected inoarnate visitor would be like it in appearance. When &Ba gsal snafi, the incarnate As'vaghoşa arrived the Emperor being pleased with the truth of the prediction bestowed honour on the Hoshang as a dark of his appreciation and took religious instructions from him. The Emperor made rioh presents to Bagsal snafi, when he started back for Tibet. During his absence the king bad sent an escort of 30 officers headed by Safi s'ts to bring back Åcârya (Bodhisattva) from Nepal. But this time he declined to return to Tibet. On the return of
Ba gal snañ from China the king requested him to go to Nepal to fetch the Indian Acârya. Acoordingly he proceeded to Nepal and brought back Acârya Bodhisattva to Tibet. Again the gods and demigods began to show their hostile feelings towards Buddhism. The Indian Pandit represented to the king that unless they (the demigods and genii ) were subdued by mystic obarms it would be impossible for him to do Buddhist religious work in Tibet, for they would exert themselves to endanger the king's life. Acoordingly he advised the monaroh to send for Acârga Padma Sambhava, who was possessed of extraordinary ocoult powers and mystic resources. The king gave out to the public that he was directed in a dream by the gods to send for Padma Sambhava. He sent sВa snaî, rJo gsal snaî and Señ goñ lha luñ with five companions to bring the sage of Udgana to Tibet. Padma Sambhava anticipating by dint of fore-knowledge, that his services would be valued in the country of Himayat had already reached Guîthañ in Manyol when the king's messenger met him there. Escorted by them he prooooded to Tibet. On the way he suppressed many evil spirits and demigods by means of mystio charms. On their agreeing under solemn com paot to be friendly to Buddhism he set them freo. Arriving at Has-puri he interviewed the king who received him with great veneration. Then proceoding to the upland of Malgro he summoned all the gods and demigods of Tibet to appear before bim and compelled them to enter under oath into a covenant for defending Buddhism. At the request of the king he selected a site for building the monastery of Sam ye. Acarya Bodhisattva examined tho hidden features of the site and oleared it of its inauspicious omons and malignant residents, such as någa demigods, hobgoblins, &c. Under the direotion of these eminent Buddhist Pandits the king built the monastery of Sam-ye upon the con