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'''Eight Sadhana Teachings''' ([[sgrub pa bka' brgyad]]). Eight chief yidam deities of [[Mahayoga]] and their corresponding tantras and sadhanas that were transmitted to Guru Rinpoche by the [[eight Indian vidyadharas]]: [[Manjushri Body]], [[Lotus Speech]], [[Vishuddha Mind]], [[Nectar Quality]], [[Kilaya Activity]], [[Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities]], [[Maledictory Fierce Mantra]], and [[Mundane Worship]]. Often the name refers to a single practice involving complex mandalas with numerous deities. See also [[Assemblage of Sugatas]] and [[Sadhana Section]].
'''Eight Vidyadharas''' ([[rig 'dzin brgyad]]). [[Manjushrimitra]], [[Nagarjuna]], [[Hungkara]], [[Vimalamitra]], [[Prabhahasti]], [[Dhana Sanskrita]], [[Shintam Garbha]], and [[Guhyachandra]].


==reference==
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[http://rangjung.com/gl/Kabgye.htm more details and line drawings of the eight vidyadharas]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Indian Masters]]

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