Next, Master Padmakara turned his attention toward the rakshasas living on Lankapuri, the Land of Rakshasas, which is like the axe handle of the Jambu continent and lies near the country of Uddiyana. He saw that the rakshasas would invade and destroy all of India, Nepal, Tibet and so forth, murdering the human race. Master Padma saw the need to guard against the rakshasas in order to bestow the gift of fearlesness to the people of the Jambu continent. He decided to leave glorious Samye and go instead to the summit of the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain. >>> |
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