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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 2019 International conference on Guru Padmasambhava was held in which of the following cities?
A
Gorakhpur
B
New Delhi
C
Dharamshala
D
Sanchi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The conference titled ‘Life and Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava’, was held at IIC, New Delhi from 29-30 January 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statue of Guru Rinpoche, Central Tibet, Tsang Valley, 15th-16th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Padmasambhava, also called Guru Rimpoche, Tibetan Slob-dpon (“Teacher”), or Padma ‘Byung-gnas (“Lotus Born”), (flourished 8th century), legendary Indian Buddhist mystic who introduced Tantric Buddhism to Tibet and who is credited with establishing the first Buddhist monastery there.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thrunkar Tsechu marks the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (Guru Padmasambhava), the founder of Tibetan Buddhism who first introduced Buddhism in Sikkim and other neighbouring Himalayan regions during 8th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Those places are still important and preserved as places of holy Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche in Nepal. 22 kilometers southwest of Kathmandu, Padmashamvaba entered in a meditation retreat focused on the Tantric Buddha know as Vajrakilaya in Tibetan.

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