Garland of Flowers: Beauty of the Odiyan Mandala

This book begins with an introduction to Padmasambhava's life by Tarthang Tulku, written in Tibetan and translated by his students. Both the English and the Tibetan are included. Theaccounts that follow present the life of Padmasambhava: his miraculous birth, his journey in search of teachings, and his arrival in Tibet,where he subdued the negative forces, preventing transmission of the Dharma and providing the teachings and structures for the Vajrayana to unfold.