Difference between revisions of "Twenty-eight ishvaris"
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| + | The '''[[twenty-eight ishvaris]]''' (Skt. ''[[īśvarī]]''; Tib. ''[[wangchukma nyer gyé]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[dbang phyug ma nyer brgyad]]'') <noinclude> are found in [[Mahayoga]] [[mandalas]], such as the [[fifty-eight wrathful deities]], and are also considered as samaya-bound guardians in [[forms]] brought about by their [[own]] {{Wiki|past}} [[actions]]. [[Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]] explains the [[latter]] term by saying that such guardians "transcend the [[world]] and yet still appear in [[worldly forms]] created by their {{Wiki|past}} [[karma]] and [[disturbing emotions]] like ordinary [[worldly]] [[beings]]. For example, when [[Vajra Manushya Rakshasi]] was the wife of [[Ravana]], [[king]] of the [[Rakshasa]]s, she had the face of a [[rakshasi]], but then when she was abducted by [[Rudra]], she [[transformed]] her [[rakshasi]] face into that of a {{Wiki|yak}}."</noinclude> | ||
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| + | The [[twenty-eight ishvaris]] are composed of four groups of six [[yogini]]s [[corresponding]] to the [[four activities]], and of the four {{Wiki|female}} outer-gate keepers: | ||
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| + | 1. The six [[yoginis]] [[corresponding]] to the [[activity]] of pacifying:<br/> | ||
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| − | 2. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of increasing:<br/> | + | 2. The six [[yoginis]] [[corresponding]] to the [[activity]] of increasing:<br/> |
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| − | 3. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of magnetizing:<br/> | + | 3. The six [[yoginis]] [[corresponding]] to the [[activity]] of magnetizing:<br/> |
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Revision as of 08:47, 9 August 2022
The twenty-eight ishvaris (Skt. īśvarī; Tib. wangchukma nyer gyé; Wyl. dbang phyug ma nyer brgyad) are found in Mahayoga mandalas, such as the fifty-eight wrathful deities, and are also considered as samaya-bound guardians in forms brought about by their own past actions. Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol explains the latter term by saying that such guardians "transcend the world and yet still appear in worldly forms created by their past karma and disturbing emotions like ordinary worldly beings. For example, when Vajra Manushya Rakshasi was the wife of Ravana, king of the Rakshasas, she had the face of a rakshasi, but then when she was abducted by Rudra, she transformed her rakshasi face into that of a yak."
The twenty-eight ishvaris are composed of four groups of six yoginis corresponding to the four activities, and of the four female outer-gate keepers:
1. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of pacifying:
2. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of increasing:
3. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of magnetizing:
4. The six yoginis corresponding to the activity of subjugating:
5. The last group is composed of the four female outer-gate keepers.
