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1-10) the [[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]]; <br> | 1-10) the [[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]]; <br> | ||
11-18) the [[eight wrathful females]] (Skt. | 11-18) the [[eight wrathful females]] (Skt. gaurī or mātaraḥ; Wyl. ''gau ri ma brgyad''); <br> | ||
19-26) the [[eight tramen]] (Skt. | 19-26) the [[eight tramen]] (Skt. piśācī); <br> | ||
27-30) the [[four female gatekeepers]] and <br> | 27-30) the [[four female gatekeepers]] and <br> | ||
31-58) the [[twenty-eight ishvaris]] (Wyl. ''dbang phyug ma nyer brgyad''). | 31-58) the [[twenty-eight ishvaris]] (Skt. īśvarī; Wyl. ''dbang phyug ma nyer brgyad''). | ||
The fifty-eight wrathful deities become sixty when you add [[Chemchok Heruka]] (Wyl. ''che mchog heruka'') and his consort Krodhishvari, who are the wrathful aspects of [[Samantabhadra]] and [[Samantabhadri]]. | The fifty-eight wrathful deities become sixty when you add [[Chemchok Heruka]] (Wyl. ''che mchog heruka'') and his consort Krodhishvari, who are the wrathful aspects of [[Samantabhadra]] and [[Samantabhadri]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 14 September 2008
The fifty-eight wrathful deities belong to the mandala of the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities, and feature in several practices and cycles of teachings, most notably the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Guhyagarbha Tantra. They are:
1-10) the five wrathful herukas and their five consorts;
11-18) the eight wrathful females (Skt. gaurī or mātaraḥ; Wyl. gau ri ma brgyad);
19-26) the eight tramen (Skt. piśācī);
27-30) the four female gatekeepers and
31-58) the twenty-eight ishvaris (Skt. īśvarī; Wyl. dbang phyug ma nyer brgyad).
The fifty-eight wrathful deities become sixty when you add Chemchok Heruka (Wyl. che mchog heruka) and his consort Krodhishvari, who are the wrathful aspects of Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri.