Difference between revisions of "Vajracakra"
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| − | [[Ḍākinī]] & Vajraḍāka, | + | [[Ḍākinī]] & [[Vajraḍāka]], |
| − | [[Lāmā]] & Viśvaḍāka, | + | [[Lāmā]] & [[Viśvaḍāka]], |
| − | [[Khaṇḍarohā]] & Padmaḍāka, | + | [[Khaṇḍarohā]] & [[Padmaḍāka]], |
| − | [[Rūpiṇī]] & Ratnaḍāka, | + | [[Rūpiṇī]] & [[Ratnaḍāka]], |
| − | [[Pracaṇḍā]] & Khaṇḍakapālin, | + | [[Pracaṇḍā]] & [[Khaṇḍakapālin]], |
| − | [[Caṇḍākṣī]] & Mahākaṅkāla, | + | [[Caṇḍākṣī]] & [[Mahākaṅkāla]], |
| − | [[Prabhāvatī]] & Kaṅkāla, | + | [[Prabhāvatī]] & [[Kaṅkāla]], |
[[Mahānāsā]] & Vikaṭadaṃṣṭrin, | [[Mahānāsā]] & Vikaṭadaṃṣṭrin, | ||
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[[Drumacchāyā]] & [[Vajradeha]], | [[Drumacchāyā]] & [[Vajradeha]], | ||
| − | [[Airāvatī]] & Aṅkurika, | + | [[Airāvatī]] & [[Aṅkurika]], |
| − | Mahābhairavī & Vajrajaṭila, | + | [[Mahābhairavī]] & [[Vajrajaṭila]], |
[[Vāyuvegā]] & [[Mahāvīra]], | [[Vāyuvegā]] & [[Mahāvīra]], | ||
| − | [[Surābhakṣī]] & Vajrahūṃkāra, | + | [[Surābhakṣī]] & [[Vajrahūṃkāra]], |
[[Śyāmādevī]] & [[Subhadra]], | [[Śyāmādevī]] & [[Subhadra]], | ||
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[[Suvīrā]] & [[Heruka]], | [[Suvīrā]] & [[Heruka]], | ||
| − | [[Mahābalā]] & Padmanarteśvara, | + | [[Mahābalā]] & [[Padmanarteśvara]], |
[[Cakravartinī]] & [[Vairocana]], | [[Cakravartinī]] & [[Vairocana]], | ||
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[[Mahāvīryā]] & [[Vajrasattva]], | [[Mahāvīryā]] & [[Vajrasattva]], | ||
| − | Yāminī & [[Mahābala]], | + | [[Yāminī]] & [[Mahābala]], |
| − | Kāminī & Jñānaḍāka, | + | [[Kāminī]] & [[Jñānaḍāka]], |
| − | Saṃcālanī & [[Dhairya]], | + | [[Saṃcālanī]] & [[Dhairya]], |
| − | Trāsanī & Sthairya, | + | [[Trāsanī]] & [[Sthairya]], |
| − | Caṇḍikā & [[Mokṣa]], | + | [[Caṇḍikā]] & [[Mokṣa]], |
[[Sarasvatī]] & [[Jñāna]], | [[Sarasvatī]] & [[Jñāna]], | ||
| − | Icchāsiddhi & [[Upāya]], | + | [[Icchāsiddhi]] & [[Upāya]], |
| − | + | M[[ahājvālā]] & [[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}}. | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 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):
Mahānāsā & Vikaṭadaṃṣṭrin,
Vīramatī & Surāvairin,
Hayakarṇā & Mahābhairava,
Cakravarminī & Ākāśagarbha,
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 color.
