Guru Padmasambhava 14-inch Tears of sadness flowed from

Tears of sadness flowed from his eyes

Symbolizing the coming of spring

and one on the sole of each foot

Holds a low-watt bulb

and the Buddha answered his prayer

Guru Padmasambhava 14-inch Tears of sadness flowed fromAccording to legend, Padmasambhava was born not from a woman, but as an eight year old boy in the center of a lotus in North India. He played a crucial role in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, subduing the defiant local spirits and founding the first tantric sect, the Nyingma. In 760, the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen invited Padmasambhava to Tibet to subdue the local spirits that were obstructing the establishment of Buddhism. The king had been