He was invited by the Tibetan King Trisong Detsen when local spirits created supranatural obstacles to the construction of Samye , the first Buddhist monastary in Tibet.

• 因其化生于湖中莲花，故名为"莲花生"。长大后，赴孟加拉从巴尔巴哈帝论师出家，号"释迦狮子"。