Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is hailed as the "Second Buddha".
He belonged to Uddiyana or Oddiyana. That is why he is called- Uddiyana Guru Padmasambhava.
Uddiyana refers to Odisha, India.
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| Book by Sri Prabir Kumar Pattanaik;BK Publications |
As per the Wikipedia-
Guru Padmasambhava's place of birth is disputed.
Most scholars believe he was born in the Swat Valley, Pakistan.
Guru Padmasambhava is revered across the world. He is also called Guru Rinpoche.
There are several texts about him. Udiyana or Oddiyana is believed to be his birthplace.
While looking for Udiyana and Oddiyana, the above image and the following posts on X (Twitter) were accessed:
Odisha, a state in Eastern India, has had many names and references in the past.
We have discussed some of them in this post-
Utkala, Kalinga, Orissa - Some Names of Odisha -
https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2018/04/utkala-kalinga-orissa-some-names-of.html
ORIXA
"Orixa" is another name of Odisha.
It is shown in the following map of 1711 by Samuel Thornton-
Source: themaphouse.com
