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| − | '''[[Chemchok | + | '''[[Chemchok Heruka]]''' (Skt. ''[[Mahottara Heruka]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཆེ་མཆོག་]]}}, {{BigTibetan|[[ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[che mchog he ru ka]]'') — the main [[deity]] in the [[mandala]] of the [[fifty-eight wrathful deities]] (the [[wrathful]] aspect of [[Samantabhadra]]). [[Chemchok Heruka]] is also the central [[deity]] in the [[mandala]] of [[Tsokchen Düpa]] and [[Kagyé]]. |
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And the twenty left hands hold the [[five buddha consorts]], the [[eight female bodhisattvas]], the [[four female gatekeepers]] and the three munis who [[emanate]] in the [[three lower realms]]. The [[deities]] in the right hands are all {{Wiki|male}} and the [[deities]] in the left hands, with the exception of the three munis, are all {{Wiki|female}}. These forty-two [[deities]] are the [[forty-two peaceful deities|peaceful deities]] of the [[mandala]] of the [[hundred peaceful and wrathful deities]]. | And the twenty left hands hold the [[five buddha consorts]], the [[eight female bodhisattvas]], the [[four female gatekeepers]] and the three munis who [[emanate]] in the [[three lower realms]]. The [[deities]] in the right hands are all {{Wiki|male}} and the [[deities]] in the left hands, with the exception of the three munis, are all {{Wiki|female}}. These forty-two [[deities]] are the [[forty-two peaceful deities|peaceful deities]] of the [[mandala]] of the [[hundred peaceful and wrathful deities]]. | ||
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| − | The [[ | + | The [[consort of Chemchok]] is [[Namshyalma]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གནམ་ཞལ་མ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[gnam zhal ma]]''). |
| − | Against a rudimentary landscape appear numerous [[deities]] that are related to the transmigratory [[visions]] in the [[Bardo]] ["Between-State"] - the period between [[death]] and [[rebirth]]. These [[visions]] appear from the [[consciousness]], according to the [[teaching]] of the [[Bardo Thodrol]], the [[Book]] That [[Liberates]] when Heard in the [[Bardo]], popularly known in the [[West]] as "The [[Tibetan Book of the Dead]]". | + | She has [[nine heads]] and eighteen hands. Her main central hands hold a [[vajra]] and [[skull-cup]] (Skt. ''[[kapala]]''). The eight hands on her right hold the [[wrathful]] [[manifestations]] of the [[eight bodhisattvas]], known as the [[Eight wrathful females|eight gaurima]] and then the eight on the left hold the [[wrathful]] [[emanations]] of the [[eight female bodhisattvas]] known as the [[eight tramen|eight singhama]]. |
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| + | The [[One Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo]] the period between [[death]] and [[rebirth]] are an extremely popular theme in [[Tibetan art]]. This [[thangka]] depicts the [[Fifty-Eight Wrathful Deities]] of the [[Bardo]]. | ||
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| + | Against a rudimentary landscape appear numerous [[deities]] that are related to the transmigratory [[visions]] in the [[Bardo]] [["Between-State"]] - the period between [[death]] and [[rebirth]]. These [[visions]] appear from the [[consciousness]], according to the [[teaching]] of the [[Bardo Thodrol]], the [[Book]] That [[Liberates]] when Heard in the [[Bardo]], popularly known in the [[West]] as "The [[Tibetan Book of the Dead]]". | ||
The dark, reddish brown winged central figure is [[Chemchok Heruka]]. He has three faces, six arms, and four {{Wiki|legs}}, and embraces his bright blue [[consort]] in [[sexual union]]. He is the [[wrathful form]] of [[Samantabhadra]], the [[primordial Buddha]], whose [[peaceful]] [[yab yum]] [father - mother] [[form]] appears in a small circle above his head. | The dark, reddish brown winged central figure is [[Chemchok Heruka]]. He has three faces, six arms, and four {{Wiki|legs}}, and embraces his bright blue [[consort]] in [[sexual union]]. He is the [[wrathful form]] of [[Samantabhadra]], the [[primordial Buddha]], whose [[peaceful]] [[yab yum]] [father - mother] [[form]] appears in a small circle above his head. | ||
| − | Around the central figure are five other [[Heruka]] [[Buddhas]], each associated with one of the [[Five Buddha Families]]. They are [[wrathful deities]] embracing their [[consorts]]. There also are eight [[Kerimas]] | + | Around the central figure are five other [[Heruka]] [[Buddhas]], each associated with one of the [[Five Buddha Families]]. They are [[wrathful deities]] embracing their [[consorts]]. There also are eight [[Kerimas]] [[female deities]] that appear in the [[Bardo]] in [[human form]], four [[animal]] headed [[protectors]], and eight [[animal]] headed [[Dakini]] [[goddesses]]. [[Dakini]] are "skywalkers"; they are powerful females, usually [[divine]] and usually [[enlightened]], with [[mundane]] counterparts. |
In the lower right corner Rahul, the [[god]] of {{Wiki|planets}} is depicted. Rahul is one of many [[deities]] who entered the [[Buddhist pantheon]] of [[Tibet]] and [[Mongolia]] from [[tantric]] [[Hinduism]], and whose [[nature]] is wild and {{Wiki|paradoxical}}. As [[ruler]] of all the greater und lesser {{Wiki|planets}}, he holds a particularly important place in the [[pantheon]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and is generally viewed as a [[protector of the faith]]. But he also is a [[dangerous]] figure, the bearer of {{Wiki|illness}} and the swallower of the {{Wiki|sun}} and [[moon]] during {{Wiki|eclipses}}. | In the lower right corner Rahul, the [[god]] of {{Wiki|planets}} is depicted. Rahul is one of many [[deities]] who entered the [[Buddhist pantheon]] of [[Tibet]] and [[Mongolia]] from [[tantric]] [[Hinduism]], and whose [[nature]] is wild and {{Wiki|paradoxical}}. As [[ruler]] of all the greater und lesser {{Wiki|planets}}, he holds a particularly important place in the [[pantheon]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and is generally viewed as a [[protector of the faith]]. But he also is a [[dangerous]] figure, the bearer of {{Wiki|illness}} and the swallower of the {{Wiki|sun}} and [[moon]] during {{Wiki|eclipses}}. | ||
| − | Rahul has a snake's [[body]] with a large, gaping {{Wiki|mouth}} in his belly, which emits an | + | Rahul has a snake's [[body]] with a large, gaping {{Wiki|mouth}} in his belly, which emits an effluvium of {{Wiki|illness}}. His torso and four arms are covered with [[eyes]] [one thousand is the number given in texts]. His nine stacked horrible heads are crowned with flaming [[hair]] and the head of a [[raven]], who guards [[religious]] teachings and whose shadow was believed to [[cause]] apoplexy. Rahul leans back to draw his [[bow]] to shoot an arrow into the [[heart]] of anyone who breaks their [[religious vows]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 15 August 2021
Chemchok Heruka (Skt. Mahottara Heruka; Tib. ཆེ་མཆོག་, ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་, Wyl. che mchog he ru ka) — the main deity in the mandala of the fifty-eight wrathful deities (the wrathful aspect of Samantabhadra). Chemchok Heruka is also the central deity in the mandala of Tsokchen Düpa and Kagyé.
Chemchok Heruka has twenty-one heads and forty-two hands. The two principal hands hold Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri. His twenty hands on the right side hold the five buddhas of the five families, the eight bodhisattvas, the four male gatekeepers as well as three of the six munis – those who emanate in the three higher realms.
And the twenty left hands hold the five buddha consorts, the eight female bodhisattvas, the four female gatekeepers and the three munis who emanate in the three lower realms. The deities in the right hands are all male and the deities in the left hands, with the exception of the three munis, are all female. These forty-two deities are the peaceful deities of the mandala of the hundred peaceful and wrathful deities.
The consort of Chemchok is Namshyalma (Tib. གནམ་ཞལ་མ་, Wyl. gnam zhal ma).
She has nine heads and eighteen hands. Her main central hands hold a vajra and skull-cup (Skt. kapala). The eight hands on her right hold the wrathful manifestations of the eight bodhisattvas, known as the eight gaurima and then the eight on the left hold the wrathful emanations of the eight female bodhisattvas known as the eight singhama.
The One Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo the period between death and rebirth are an extremely popular theme in Tibetan art. This thangka depicts the Fifty-Eight Wrathful Deities of the Bardo.
Against a rudimentary landscape appear numerous deities that are related to the transmigratory visions in the Bardo "Between-State" - the period between death and rebirth. These visions appear from the consciousness, according to the teaching of the Bardo Thodrol, the Book That Liberates when Heard in the Bardo, popularly known in the West as "The Tibetan Book of the Dead".
The dark, reddish brown winged central figure is Chemchok Heruka. He has three faces, six arms, and four legs, and embraces his bright blue consort in sexual union. He is the wrathful form of Samantabhadra, the primordial Buddha, whose peaceful yab yum [father - mother] form appears in a small circle above his head.
Around the central figure are five other Heruka Buddhas, each associated with one of the Five Buddha Families. They are wrathful deities embracing their consorts. There also are eight Kerimas female deities that appear in the Bardo in human form, four animal headed protectors, and eight animal headed Dakini goddesses. Dakini are "skywalkers"; they are powerful females, usually divine and usually enlightened, with mundane counterparts.
In the lower right corner Rahul, the god of planets is depicted. Rahul is one of many deities who entered the Buddhist pantheon of Tibet and Mongolia from tantric Hinduism, and whose nature is wild and paradoxical. As ruler of all the greater und lesser planets, he holds a particularly important place in the pantheon of the Tibetan Buddhism, and is generally viewed as a protector of the faith. But he also is a dangerous figure, the bearer of illness and the swallower of the sun and moon during eclipses.
Rahul has a snake's body with a large, gaping mouth in his belly, which emits an effluvium of illness. His torso and four arms are covered with eyes [one thousand is the number given in texts]. His nine stacked horrible heads are crowned with flaming hair and the head of a raven, who guards religious teachings and whose shadow was believed to cause apoplexy. Rahul leans back to draw his bow to shoot an arrow into the heart of anyone who breaks their religious vows.
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Chemchok Heruka (che mchog he ru ka).
Most Supreme (che mchog). Chemchok Heruka. Usually identical with Nectar Quality, the chief heruka of the ratna family. Sometimes, in the case of Assemblage of Sugatas, the Most Supreme is the heruka who embodies all the buddha families.
