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[['jam dpal sku]] - Manjushri Body. The heruka of the [[Tathagata]] Body family or the tantric teachings connected to this deity among the 'Eight Sadhana Teachings.' Also known as [[Yamantaka]], the wrathful form of [[Manjushri]] [RY]
Usually for 'migrating beings' ([['gro ba]]) or '[[sentient being]]s' (sattva, [[sems can]]) - it excludes [[Enlightened Beings]] unless written with a capital B. [RY]  


[[gshin rje gshed]] - [[Yamantaka]]. A wrathful form of [[Manjushri]], representing [[wisdom]] that subdues death. Among the Eight Sadhana Teachings he is the wrathful buddha of the Body Family. [[Yamantaka]] means 'Slayer of Yama,' the Lord of Death. Also named 'Manjushri Body,' {'jam dpal sku} [RY]




 
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Usually for 'migrating beings' ('gro ba) or 'sentient beings' (sattva, sems can) - it excludes Enlightened Beings unless written with a capital B. [RY]