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eight Gauris (Gauri, Cauri, Pramoha, Vetali, Pukkasi, Ghasmari, Smamani, Candali; ko'u ri, tso'u ri, pra mo, be'e ta li, pus ka si, kas ma ri, sme sha ni, tsan dha li), matrikas, female nature spirits found in wild and awesome places [JV]

The Eight Gaurīmas or Mātṛkās are: 1) Gaurī or Gaurīma (Tib. ko'u ri or ko'u ri ma , ga’u ri or ga'u ri ma, gau ri or gau ri ma, ke’u ri or ke'u ri ma), 2) Pukkasī (Tib. pus ka si or pukka si), 3) Caurī or Caurīma (Tib. tso'u ri or tso'u ri ma), 4) Ghasmarī (Tib. kas ma ri), 5) Pramohā (Tib. pra mo, 6) Caṇḍālī (Tib. tsan dha li), 7) Vetālī (Tib. be'e ta li), and 8) Śmaśānī (Tib. sme sha ni). [Erick Tsiknopoulos]