Himalayan Art Resources

Indian Teacher: Mandarava Main Page (Consort)

Female Teachers

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Mandarava & Yeshe Tsogyal Comparison
- Padmasambhava Main Page
- Masterworks
- Confusions: (below)
- Others...

Video: Mandarava

Study Topics:
1. Secondary Figure:
- w/ Padmasambhava
- Life Story/Narrative Depictions
- Not Incl. Twenty-five Disciples
2. Guru Yoga:
- Padmasambhava & Mandarava
- Solitary Figure Mandarava
3. Confusions:
- Yeshe Tsogyal
- Sukha Siddha
- Niguma
- Machig Labron

Mandarava is the Indian consort of Padmasambhava. Yeshe Tsogyal is the Tibetan consort. Mandarava typically stands to the proper right of Padmasambhava. Padmasambhava had many other consorts which are organized in various lists.

Jeff Watt 4-2017 [updated 9-2019]