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Eight vidyadharas (Tib. rig 'dzin brgyad) - Eight Indian masters of awareness who were entrusted with the Kagyé teachings: Vimalamitra, Humkara, Mañjushrimitra, Nagarjuna, Prabahasti, Dhanasamskrita, Rambuguhya-Devachandra and Shantigarbha. Sometimes Padmasambhava is added as a ninth.

The eight vidyadharas appear as follows in the mandala of Rigdzin Düpa (together with the associated deities of Kagyé):

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 * North-west- Rombhuguhya - Jikten Chötö
 * North-east - Shantigarbha - Möpa Drakngak
+==The Eight Vidyadharas and the Kagyé==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
+|+According to [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]:
+|-
+! Master!! Deity!! Casket
+|-
+| Vimalamitra
+| Chemchok || gold
+|-
+| [Humkara
+| Yangdak	 || silver
+|-
+| Mañjushrimitra
+| Yamantaka	 || iron
+|-
+| Nagarjuna
+| Hayagriva || copper
+|-
+| Padmasambhava
+| Vajrakilaya || turquoise
+|-
+| Dhanasamskrita
+| Mamo Bötong	|| rhinoceros horn
+|-
+| Rambuguhya
+| Jikten Chötö || agate
+|-
+| Shantigarbha
+| Möpa Drakngak	|| Zi stone
+|}
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 [[Category:Historical Masters]]