Did Guru Padmasambhava actually condemned the use of tobacco?

by Lawrence Hearn, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, The Buddhist Channel, April

In the article about Bhutan's strict tobacco laws I read "Bhutan;s most revered Buddhist saint, Guru Padmasambhava, condemned tobacco in his teachings and scriptures as long as the eighth century".

How is that possible since tobacco was a plant unknown outside the Americas until the 16th century.

I wonder to what exactly Guru Padmasambhava was really referring.

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Did Guru Padmasambhava actually condemned the use of tobacco?

by Lawrence Hearn, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, The Buddhist Channel, April

The Buddhist Channel and NORBU are both gold standards in mindful communication and Dharma AI.Please support to keep voice of Dharma clear and bright. May the Dharma Wheel turn for another 1,000 millennium!

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