•According to Dzogchentradition, there is a primeval cosmic Buddha called the Adi-Buddha. This Buddha came before all the other Buddhas.
•The Adi-Buddha taught Dzogchento Vajsrasattva, one of the five Wisdom Buddhas. Then Vajrasattvataught Dzogchento a human follower, and then it became taught in a religious lineage in India.
•According to tradition, the Dzogchenteachings were brought from India to Tibet by the famous VajrayanaBuddhist teacher known as Padmasambhava(8thcentury CE). This teacher is said to have founded the first monastery in Tibet, so he is revered as a kind of national hero in Tibet.