Shakyasimha

The lion, as king of all beasts, is a symbol of Shakyamuni Buddha - who is also known Shakyasimha (Tib. Sakyasenge), the 'Lion of the Sakya Clan' [Insight Guide India (Insight Guides India) by Jane Hutchings (1998) p.88] . The lion is therefore one of the prime symbols of Buddhism itself [The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs by Robert Beer (1999) p.23] . Like a Buddha, Padmasambhava as the Second Buddha, is also called Shakyasimha [Buddhist Symbolism in Tibetan Thangkas by Ben Meulenbeld (2001) p.52] . The 'lotus-born' guru Padmakara (Tib. Pema Jungne, also Padmasambhava), who was revered throughout the Himalayan world as Second Buddha, introduced the most advanced meditative practices of Mahayoga and Atiyoga from Oddiyana and India into Tibet and Bhutan during the eight century. On the 10th day of the second lunar month, guru Padmakara received two names: Shakyasimha and Matiman Vararuci (Loden Chokse) [Footprint Bhutan (Footprint Travel Guides) by Gyurme Dorje (2004) p. 54] .

References

ee also

*Gautama Buddha
*List of the 28 Buddhas
*Maitreya Buddha
*Amitabha Buddha
*Vairocana Buddha
*Buddha-nature
*Eternal Buddha
*List of Buddha claimants
*Thirty-two marks of the Buddha