Kambala ཀམྦ་ལ་པ།

("The Black-Blanket-Clad Yogin")

9th Century CE

Mahasiddha #30

Closely connected with the feminine archetype of emptiness without ego and original authority on the mantrayana tantras, Kambala began his spiritual path as a king, left it and became a monk. He then left the relative luxury of the monastery to become a wandering yogi. Challenged by his teacher to leave even the comforts of that life, he left behind everything but a black blanket that was also taken away from him and eaten by evil feminine forces. After his turning them away from their evil ways, they gave the blanket back in small pieces that he sewed back together becoming known as “The Black-Blanket-Clad Yogin. Mahasiddha #30

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