Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche

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Part of the personal collection of Sogyal Rinpoche. Painted by Salga. ©Tertön Sogyal Trust

Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (Tib. guru tsen gyé; Wyl. gu ru mtshan brgyad) are the eight principal forms assumed by Guru Rinpoche at different points in his life:

  1. Tsokyé Dorje (birth)
  2. Shakya Sengé (ordination)
  3. Nyima Özer (subjugating demonic spirits)
  4. Padmasambhava (establishing Buddhism in Tibet)
  5. Loden Choksé (mastery of the teachings)
  6. Pema Gyalpo (kingship)
  7. Sengé Dradrok (subjugation of non-buddhists)
  8. Dorje Drolö (concealing terma, binding spirits under oath)


Sets of thangkas of the Eight Manifestations include a central image of Guru Pema Jungné.


The Empowerment of Padmasambhava and his Eight Manifestations