The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Padma Sambhava

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 65

Padma Sambhava’s name carries the aura of a spiritual teacher, associated with distant Udyana and a reputation for mastery of enchantments. He feels at once contemplative and enigmatic, a figure surrounded by the boundary between devotion and wonder.

Gender
male
Age
Adult
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 65
Books
1

Padma Sambhava is remembered in the account as a Buddhist apostle and master of enchantments from Udyana. No personal episodes, relationships, or changes in his life are related here; his significance rests in the spiritual reputation attached to his name.

Description

The account identifies Padma Sambhava as a Buddhist teacher and spiritual master but supplies no concrete physical description. His build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, age markers, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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