As a result, Padmasambhava was banished from the court and exiled in a charnel ground. Knowing that the life force of the wife and son of evil minister was about to end, he constructed an accident which resulted in their death. Padmasambhava's ability to memorize and comprehend esoteric texts in a single hearing established his reputation as a master above all others. Many thangkas and paintings show Padmasambhava in between them. She and Padmasambhava's other main consort, Yeshe Tsogyal, developed into realised practitioners. His special nature was recognized by the local king who married him to one of his daughters, Mandarava. According to tradition, Padmasambhava was incarnated as an eight-year-old child appearing in a lotus blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Uddiyana, traditionally identified with the Swat Valley in present-day Pakistan.
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