Difference between revisions of "Eight Sadhana Teachings"

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Eight Vidyadharas (rig 'dzin brgyad). Manjushrimitra, Nagarjuna, Hungkara, Vimalamitra, Prabhahasti, Dhana Sanskrita, Shintam Garbha, and Guhyachandra.

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-'''Eight Sadhana Teachings''' ([[sgrub pa bka' brgyad]]). Eight chief yidam deities of [[Mahayoga]] and their corresponding tantras and sadhanas that were transmitted to Guru Rinpoche by the [[eight Indian vidyadharas]]: [[Manjushri Body]], [[Lotus Speech]], [[Vishuddha Mind]], [[Nectar Quality]], [[Kilaya Activity]], [[Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities]], [[Maledictory Fierce Mantra]], and [[Mundane Worship]]. Often the name refers to a single practice involving complex mandalas with numerous deities. See also [[Assemblage of Sugatas]] and [[Sadhana Section]].
+'''Eight Vidyadharas''' ([[rig 'dzin brgyad]]). [[Manjushrimitra]], [[Nagarjuna]], [[Hungkara]], [[Vimalamitra]], [[Prabhahasti]], [[Dhana Sanskrita]], [[Shintam Garbha]], and [[Guhyachandra]].
-==reference==
+[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
-[http://rangjung.com/gl/Kabgye.htm more details and line drawings of the eight vidyadharas]
+[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
+[[Category:Indian Masters]]