Our icon of Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche, the 9th century master responsible for establishing the tantric tradition in Tibet. Renowned for His occult powers and subjugation of demons and land spirits, I regard Him as the greatest magician who ever lived. 
Padmasambhava was not a monk or hermit, but a master of the sexual yogas and the most subtle teachings and practices of what became the foundations of Buddhism in Tibet. He had numerous consorts, and His list of magical exploits fills volumes.
I would recommend the essential classic text by Yeshe Tsogyal The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava together with the text by Shechen Gyaltsap IV and Rinchen Dargye A Practice of Padmasambhava, for those interested in investigating this great master.
Padmasambhava was able to manipulate the external world and the beings of demons, spirits, and deities because He mastered His mind, His interior faculties, and had a complete understanding of the nature of reality. He is called the Second Buddha.
The practices of Padmasambhava are maintained in Tibetan Buddhism to this day and have been widely published, though it is acknowledged that the best way to receive the practices and apply them is under the direction of a qualified teacher.
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