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


[[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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'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]

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]