Heruka

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bka' brgyad - Herukas, eight classes of... (RY)

che mchog.

khrag 'thung lnga brgyad - According to the Tantra of the Secret Nucleus and works such as the Tibetan Book of the Dead, these comprise the Buddha, Vajra, Ratna, Padma, and Karma Herukas, along with their respective Krodhishvaris, the eight Mataris. or Gauris, the eight Pishachis, the twenty eight Ishvaris, and the four female gatekeepers [RY]

khrag 'thung yab yum - Vajra, Ratna, Padma, and Karma Herukas plus consorts) [JV]

sgrub pa bka' brgyad - 8 logos deities, 8 principal Mahayoga yidams ('jam dpal gshin rje shed, pad ma gsung or rta mgrin, yang dag heruka, bdud rtsi yon tan, rdo rje phur ba or rdo rje bzhun nu ma mo rbod gtong, 'jig rten dregs pa, dregs sngags dmod pa, che mchog heruka combines the first five; rig 'dzin bla ma and spyil dril snying po are mentioned sometimes in the sadhanas of 8 great mandalas (Yamantaka, Hayagriva, Vajraheruka, bdud rtsi che mchog, Vajrakila, ma mo rbod gtong, 'jigs rten mchod bstod, dmod pa drag sngags), 8 great orders of mandalas, sadhana practices of the eight Herukas [JV]

sgrub pa bka' brgyad - Eight Sadhana Teachings; the sadhana practices of the eight Herukas; Eight heruka sadhanas, eight great orders of Mandalas, the Eight Logos Sadhanas / Heruka Practices. Ultimate yidams (see yi dam) of the Nyingma tradition.

1) {'jam dpal sku}.

2) {pad ma gsung}

3) {yang dag thugs}

4) {bdud rtsi yon tan}

5) {phur pa phrin las}

6) {dmod pa drag sngags}

7) {rbod gtong ma mo}

8) {'jig rten mchod bstod}; eight great orders of Mandalas; (deities of) Eight Commands of Sadhana Practice cycle [RY]

sgrub pa bka' brgyad - eight classes of Herukas [RY]

rdo rje gzhon nu - Vajrakilaya, one of the eight Herukas practiced by the Nyingma and other traditions, embodying the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas [RY]

dpal he ru ka 'dus pa'i rgyud - Tantra of the Glorious Assemblage of Herukas. One of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras [RY]

he ru ka 'dus pa'i rgyud - Herukasamajatantra [IW]

he ru ka'i zhal du bstab pa - placed into the mouth of the Herukas [RY]

he ru ka'i yi ge brgya pa - Hundred Syllables of the Herukas [RY]