Eight great vidyadharas

Eight great vidyadharas, receivers of the transmissions (bka' babs rig 'dzin chen po brgyad).

• 1) The receiver of the transmission of Manjushri was Manjushrimitra ('jam dpal bshes gnyen), the vidyadhara of Body.
• 2) The receiver of the transmission of Mighty Padma (padma dbang) Hayagriva was Nagarjuna (klu sgrub snying po), the vidyadhara of Speech.
• 3) The receiver of the transmission of Vishuddha (yang dag) was Hungchenkara (hung mdzad), the vidyadhara of Mind.
• 4) The receiver of the transmission of Amrita Medicine (bdud rtsi sman) was Vimalamitra (dri med bshes gnyen), the vidyadhara of Qualities.
• 5) The receiver of the transmission of Kilaya (phur pa) was Prabhahasti ('od kyi glang po), the vidyadhara of Activity.
• 6) The receiver of the transmission of Botong (rbod gtong) was Danasanskrit (nor gyi legs sbyar), the vidyadhara of Mamo.
• 7) The receiver of the transmission of Mopa (dmod pa) was Shintamgarbha (zhi ba'i snying po), the vidyadhara of Fierce Mantra (drag sngags).
• 8) The receiver of the transmission of Loka ('jig rten) was Guhyachandra (gsang ba'i zla ba), the vidyadhara of Worship (mchod bstod). [RY]