莲花生大师其人其事

Introduction about Padma Sambhava

莲花生大师最早到吐蕃传播密法,被尊为藏密祖师,是藏传佛教史上最重要的人物之一,受到各派信徒的景仰和尊重,尤其被宁玛派奉为开山鼻祖。本文依据相关伏藏本传记,就大师在古印度的基本情况、来吐蕃传法的背景、在吐蕃的主要活动作了较系统的梳理,并对一些相关问题进行了讨论,最后评说了有关传记的学术价值。

Padma Sambhava was respected as founding master while he was spreading Shastras in Tubo. As one of the most important figures,he was highly admired and respected by followers,and even was lionized the earliest founder by Nyingma. According to Terma memorist,the paper combed the master＇s basic information in ancient Indian,the background of disseminating the dharma and his main activities in Tubo. The author also discussed some relevant questions and commented on academic value of some memoirist.