In Praise of Tso Pema (#545)

* In Praise of Tso Pema

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+title: "In Praise of Tso Pema"
+subcat: poetry
+authors:
+  - chokyi-lodro
+translator: "Adam Pearcey"
+external_url: "https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/tso-pema-praise"
+drive_links:
+  - "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GLkm_m4m2F-X0qpugWgj05P4LJIWqNoN/view?usp=sharing"
+course: tibetan
+tags:
+  - classical-poetry
+  - pilgrimage
+year: 2018
+publisher: "Lotsawa House"
+pages: 2 
+---
+
+> Single embodiment of all the buddhas' compassion,
+Lotus King, chief of all sky-faring ḍākas and ḍākinīs,
+Miraculously born nirmāṇakāya, untainted by a womb —
+To this great eternal bearer of the lotus, I bow down!
+
+In this devotional poem, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö praises Tso Pema (Lotus Lake), a sacred site in Rewalsar, India, associated with Guru Padmasambhava. The poem extols the miraculous transformation of a funeral pyre into a lotus-filled lake and praises Padmasambhava's enlightened qualities and compassionate activities