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− | Eight classes of herukas or means for attainment (''sgrub pa bka' brgyad''). | + | [[Eight classes of herukas]] or means for [[attainment]] (''[[sgrub pa bka' brgyad]]''). |
− | 1) Yamantaka, the wrathful Manjusri, the deity of body ('jam dpal sku); | + | 1) [[Yamantaka]], the [[wrathful]] [[Manjusri]], the [[deity]] of [[body]] ([['jam dpal sku]]); |
− | 2) Hayagriva, the deity of speech (padma gsung); | + | 2) [[Hayagriva]], the [[deity]] of [[speech]] ([[padma gsung]]); |
− | 3) Vishuddha, the deity of mind (yang dag thugs); | + | 3) [[Vishuddha]], the [[deity]] of [[mind]] ([[yang dag thugs]]); |
− | 4) Vajramrita, the deity of enlightened qualities (bdud rtsi yon tan); | + | 4) [[Vajramrita]], the [[deity]] of [[enlightened qualities]] ([[bdud rtsi yon tan]]); |
− | 5) Vajra Kila, the deity of action (phur ba 'phrin las); | + | 5) [[Vajra Kila]], the [[deity]] of [[action]] ([[phur ba 'phrin las]]); |
− | 6) Matarah, the deity of calling and dispatching (ma mo rbod gtong); | + | 6) [[Matarah]], the [[deity]] of calling and dispatching ([[ma mo rbod gtong]]); |
− | 7) the worldly deities of offering and praise ('jig rten mchod bstod); and | + | 7) the [[worldly]] [[deities]] of [[offering]] and praise ([['jig rten mchod bstod]]); and |
− | 8) the worldly deities of wrathful mantras (mod pa drag sngags). | + | 8) the [[worldly]] [[deities]] of [[wrathful]] [[mantras]] ([[mod pa drag sngags]]). |
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 22 April 2014
Eight classes of herukas or means for attainment (sgrub pa bka' brgyad).
1) Yamantaka, the wrathful Manjusri, the deity of body ('jam dpal sku);
2) Hayagriva, the deity of speech (padma gsung);
3) Vishuddha, the deity of mind (yang dag thugs);
4) Vajramrita, the deity of enlightened qualities (bdud rtsi yon tan);
5) Vajra Kila, the deity of action (phur ba 'phrin las);
6) Matarah, the deity of calling and dispatching (ma mo rbod gtong);
7) the worldly deities of offering and praise ('jig rten mchod bstod); and
8) the worldly deities of wrathful mantras (mod pa drag sngags).