Merlin was young then. He noticed that it rained a lot where he grew up and that it made everything very green. However, getting enough food and staying warm and dry was always a problem for people in the British Isles where he was growing up. He was raised by Medicine people who healed people and so he watched them gather medicines from the forest to make tinctures and other types of medicines to heal people from the things that grew naturally in the forests and countrysides where he lived.
However, he heard things about other countries so he always wanted to travel as he was growing up. Then the group of healers were captured by a local King and forced to work for a bad King in keeping him alive. Merlin was captured by the king's guard too and he watched the healers he was raised around die one by one mostly from overwork and starvation serving this evil king.
He vowed one day to put a Good King on the throne of England, some how some where, some when.
Finally, he escaped one day and stole a boat and rode it to France away from this bad King. He left the boat on the shores of France and started walking. He made enough money for food by healing people on his way. Though he didn't know the languages of France then he was very intelligent and so he figured ways to communicate with people. One of the ways was to carry herbs he gathered for healing around his neck and in his backpack made from sheepskin. by Carrying the wares of his healing trade he went from place to place healing people. Eventually, he made it to the South of France where he heard people speaking in the local languages about the Middle Eastern Deserts and even talk of India.
Each land had it's own eccentricities and since he wasn't married he found by healing people and moving constantly a little each week or month while healing more people that he could keep traveling so he wouldn't get taken by a local King or Lord prisoner as a healer of some court or other. Eventually, he found a ship that could take him to Egypt where the Pyramids were. They were a thing of wonder to Merlin and he remembered living at the time in another body when the Pyramids were actually built.
So, this ship took him to Egypt where he traveled up the mouth of the Nile River to the Pyramids of Egypt at Giza. He stayed several years there because the civilization there allowed him to at that time. He became known as a Great Healer there and he started to become rich healing people. He was only in his mid 20s then. But, eventually by becoming too famous he heard that the local rulers were coming for him to force him to heal the leaders of Egypt at that time.
So, he snuck away in the night to the Red Sea where he booked passage on a sailing ship which took him first to Jeddah and then took him around the Gulf of Aden all the way to India where he eventually was led to Nalanda University. (I have been to visit these Ruins of Nalanda Buddhist University with my family in late 1985 or early 1986 likely early January by the way). I went with Geshe Lobsang Gyatso a Tibetan Lama originally from Kham, Tibet where he was born in the 1930s.
So, life seemed to be directing him all the way to Nalanda University at this time. He became a student here and paid his way by healing people which was his trade that he was very good at from traveling so far healing people along the way from the British Isles to France to Egypt and now to Nalanda Buddhist University in the Bihar state of India (in the present).
However, now if we consider that Merlin and Padmasambhava were the same person (Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to Tibet to King Trisong Detsun, the records indicate that Padmasambhava was coming from Afghanistan?
What does Google AI say?
- Padmasambhava was born in the ancient kingdom of Oddiyana.
- Oddiyana is believed to have been located in the Swat Valley of present-day Pakistan.
- Some sources suggest the possibility of it being near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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- However, then you read in ancient texts that Padmasambhava had Pink Skin like someone from Europe or the British Isles and you say to yourself, "Could Padmasambhava have been Merlin as a younger man?"
- The answer to this question when I asked Saint Germain this question in Rewalsar was a "Violet Lightning storm of epic proportions that started while I was viewing Padmasambhava's footprints melted into the rocks above Rewalsar. So, I take this as a "Yes". Not only was Saint Germain's soul also, Padmasambhava but since Saint Germain was also Merlin then Merlin of England likely was Padmasambhava as a younger man who became a Mahasiddha in India, especially at Nalanda Buddhist University which was eventually destroyed with all it's records by the Moghals.
- Here is what Google AI says about this:
- No, the Mughals did not destroy Nalanda University. The university was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turko-Afghan military general, during his conquest of northern and eastern India in the late 12th century. He led an invasion that targeted the Buddhist center of learning, resulting in the destruction of the university and its library. The Mughals, on the other hand, rose to power much later, in the 16th century. end quote. so, This is interesting because this is the first time I heard this about the Turko-Afghan Military General.When I asked what religion was Bakhtiyar Khilji, I was told Muslim by Google AI. So, now this makes sense why both Buddhism and Hinduism suffered a lot when Muslims came in and tried to wipe out both Hinduism and Buddhism and failed ultimately at doing both.However, we also found out that because of the Muslim invasion of India and this whole area that this is why the records kept at Nalanda Buddhist University are no more because they were all destroyed by the Muslims when they came there from further to the west when they did.Next question is: 'When did they destroy Nalanda Buddhist University?Nalanda University was destroyed in 1193 CE. Specifically, it was sacked and burned by Turkish-Afghan military general Bakhtiyar Khilji during his raids in northern and eastern India. The university, a prominent center of Buddhist learning, was set ablaze and the fire reportedly raged for months due to the vast number of books in its library.
Merlin's existence is primarily in legend and literature, with the most prominent timeline placing him in the 5th and 6th centuries, during the time of King Arthur. However, some sources suggest he may have lived earlier, in the 6th century, as Myrddin Wyllt, a figure associated with the Scottish Lowlands. In the Harry Potter universe, Merlin is depicted as a Hogwarts student and Slytherin, placing his timeline in the 10th century, which conflicts with the Arthurian legends. So, if we take this information then: When did Padmasambhava Live and take Buddhism to Tibet?
Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, lived and brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century CE. He arrived in Tibet around 747 CE at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen, and is credited with establishing the first monastery, Samye Monastery, and helping to integrate Buddhism into Tibetan culture.Here's a more detailed look:- King Trisong Detsen's invitation:King Trisong Detsen, a strong proponent of Buddhism, invited Padmasambhava to Tibet to help solidify the religion's presence.
- Samye Monastery:Padmasambhava is renowned for his role in constructing Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, which became a central location for Buddhist learning and practice.
- Integrating Buddhism:Padmasambhava is credited with not only establishing the physical infrastructure for Buddhism but also with integrating it with local Tibetan beliefs and practices, including the pacification of local spirits and deities.
- Vajrayana Buddhism:Padmasambhava is a key figure in the introduction and development of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet, which emphasizes esoteric tantric practices.
- Legacy:Padmasambhava's influence on Tibetan Buddhism is profound, and he is revered as one of the most important figures in its history, often referred to as the "Second Buddha" by Tibetans.
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