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| + | '''[[Eight vidyadharas]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[རིག་འཛིན་བརྒྱད་]]}}, ''[[rigdzin gyé]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[rig 'dzin brgyad]]'') '''of [[India]]''' — [[eight Indian masters]] who were the first recipients of the [[Kagyé]] teachings, and having mastered them, reached the [[vidyadhara]] level. They are: | ||
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| + | {{Tibetan}} | ||
| + | *[[Vimalamitra]] | ||
| + | *[[Humkara]] | ||
| + | *[[Mañjushrimitra]] | ||
| + | *[[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| + | *[[Prabhahasti]] | ||
| + | *[[Dhanasamskrita]] | ||
| + | *[[Rambuguhya-Devachandra]] | ||
| + | *[[Shantigarbha]] | ||
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| + | Sometimes [[Padmasambhava]] is added as a ninth, or even as part of the eight in place of [[Prabahasti]]. | ||
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| + | ==The [[Eight Vidyadharas]] and the [[Kagyé]]== | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |+According to [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]: | ||
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| + | ! [[Master]]!! [[Deity]]!! Casket | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Vimalamitra]] | ||
| + | | [[Chemchok]] || {{Wiki|gold}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Humkara]] | ||
| + | | [[Yangdak]] || {{Wiki|silver}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Mañjushrimitra]] | ||
| + | | [[Yamantaka]] || {{Wiki|iron}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| + | | [[Hayagriva]] || {{Wiki|copper}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Padmasambhava]] | ||
| + | | [[Vajrakilaya]] || {{Wiki|turquoise}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Dhanasamskrita]] | ||
| + | | [[Mamo Bötong]] || [[rhinoceros]] horn | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Rambuguhya]] | ||
| + | | [[Jikten Chötö]] || [[agate]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Shantigarbha]] | ||
| + | | [[Möpa Drakngak]] || Zi stone | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==In the [[Mandala of Rigdzin Düpa]]== | ||
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| + | The [[eight vidyadharas]] appear as follows in the [[mandala]] of [[Rigdzin Düpa]] (together with the associated [[deities of Kagyé]]): | ||
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| + | * [[East]] - [[Humkara]] - [[Yangdak Heruka]] | ||
| + | * [[South]] - [[Manjushrimitra]] - [[Yamantaka]] | ||
| + | * [[West]] - [[Nagarjuna]] - [[Hayagriva]] | ||
| + | * [[North]] - [[Prabhahasti]] - [[Vajrakilaya]] | ||
| + | * South-east - [[Dhanasamskrita]] - [[Mamo Bötong]] | ||
| + | * South-west - [[Vimalamitra]] - [[Düdtsi Yönten]] | ||
| + | * North-west- [[Rombhuguhya]] - [[Jikten Chötö]] | ||
| + | * North-east - [[Shantigarbha]] - [[Möpa Drakngak]] | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | <gallery>Image:Vimalamitra8.jpg|Vimalamitra | ||
| + | Image:Shantigarbha.jpg|Shantigarbha | ||
| + | Image:Rombhuguhya.jpg|Rombhuguhya | ||
| + | Image:Prabahasti.jpg|Prabahasti | ||
| + | Image:Nagarjuna8.jpg|Nagarjuna | ||
| + | Image:Manjushrimitra8.jpg|Manjushrimitra | ||
| + | Image:Humkara.jpg|Humkara | ||
| + | Image:Dhanasamskrta.jpg|Dhanasamskrta | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==Internal Links== | ||
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| + | *[[A Constant Stream of Blessings|Prayer to the Eight Supreme Vidyadharas of India: “A Constant Stream of Blessings”]] | ||
| + | *[[Eight vidyadharas of Tibet]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Eight Vidyadharas]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Masters]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Kagyé]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:08-Eight]] | ||
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| + | see also:[[:Category:Eight Vidyadharas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 20 November 2023
Eight vidyadharas (Tib. རིག་འཛིན་བརྒྱད་, rigdzin gyé; Wyl. rig 'dzin brgyad) of India — eight Indian masters who were the first recipients of the Kagyé teachings, and having mastered them, reached the vidyadhara level. They are:
- Vimalamitra
- Humkara
- Mañjushrimitra
- Nagarjuna
- Prabhahasti
- Dhanasamskrita
- Rambuguhya-Devachandra
- Shantigarbha
Sometimes Padmasambhava is added as a ninth, or even as part of the eight in place of Prabahasti.
Contents
The Eight Vidyadharas and the Kagyé
| Master | Deity | Casket |
|---|---|---|
| Vimalamitra | Chemchok | gold |
| Humkara | Yangdak | silver |
| Mañjushrimitra | Yamantaka | iron |
| Nagarjuna | Hayagriva | copper |
| Padmasambhava | Vajrakilaya | turquoise |
| Dhanasamskrita | Mamo Bötong | rhinoceros horn |
| Rambuguhya | Jikten Chötö | agate |
| Shantigarbha | Möpa Drakngak | Zi stone |
In the Mandala of Rigdzin Düpa
The eight vidyadharas appear as follows in the mandala of Rigdzin Düpa (together with the associated deities of Kagyé):
- East - Humkara - Yangdak Heruka
- South - Manjushrimitra - Yamantaka
- West - Nagarjuna - Hayagriva
- North - Prabhahasti - Vajrakilaya
- South-east - Dhanasamskrita - Mamo Bötong
- South-west - Vimalamitra - Düdtsi Yönten
- North-west- Rombhuguhya - Jikten Chötö
- North-east - Shantigarbha - Möpa Drakngak
Gallery
Vimalamitra
Shantigarbha
Rombhuguhya
Prabahasti
Nagarjuna
Manjushrimitra
Humkara
Dhanasamskrta
Internal Links
- Prayer to the Eight Supreme Vidyadharas of India: “A Constant Stream of Blessings”
- Eight vidyadharas of Tibet
see also:Category:Eight Vidyadharas
