Difference between revisions of "Vajracakra"
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[[Subhadrikā]] & [[Vajrabhadra]], | [[Subhadrikā]] & [[Vajrabhadra]], | ||
| − | Hayakarṇā & [[Mahābhairava]], | + | [[Hayakarṇā]] & [[Mahābhairava]], |
[[Khagānanā]] & [[Virūpākṣa]], | [[Khagānanā]] & [[Virūpākṣa]], | ||
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[[Śauṇḍinī]] & [[Hayagrīva]], | [[Śauṇḍinī]] & [[Hayagrīva]], | ||
| − | Cakravarminī & [[Ākāśagarbha]], | + | [[Cakravarminī]] & [[Ākāśagarbha]], |
[[Suvīrā]] & [[Heruka]], | [[Suvīrā]] & [[Heruka]], | ||
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[[Icchāsiddhi]] & [[Upāya]], | [[Icchāsiddhi]] & [[Upāya]], | ||
| − | + | [[Mahājvālā]] & [[Cittavajra]]. | |
They each have one face and four arms; they hold a [[skull bowl]], a [[skull]] [[staff]], a small [[drum]], and a knife; they and this circle is dark-bluish black in {{Wiki|color}}. | They each have one face and four arms; they hold a [[skull bowl]], a [[skull]] [[staff]], a small [[drum]], and a knife; they and this circle is dark-bluish black in {{Wiki|color}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:53, 19 September 2020
Vajrachakra (वज्रचक्र) refers to the “adamantine circle” positioned in the sahaja-puṭa or ‘innate layer’ of the Herukamaṇḍala: a large-scale and elaborate maṇḍala of Heruka, consisting of 986 deities, as found in the Ḍākārṇava chapter 15.—The Herukamaṇḍala consists of four layers (puṭa) consisting of concentric circles (cakra, totally one lotus at the center and 12 concentric circles, that is, 13 circles in total).
The vajra chakra contains 36 pairs of Ḍākinī and Vīra (hero), collectively called Leader Heruka (Nāyakaheruka):
Icchāsiddhi & Upāya,
They each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife; they and this circle is dark-bluish black in color.
