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

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

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 |-
 | Vimalamitra
-| Chemchok || gold
+| [[Chemchok]] || gold
 |-
 | Humkara
-| Yangdak	 || silver
+| [[Yangdak]] || silver
 |-
 | Mañjushrimitra
-| Yamantaka	 || iron
+| [[Yamantaka]]	 || iron
 |-
 | Nagarjuna
-| Hayagriva || copper
+| [[Hayagriva]] || copper
 |-
 | Padmasambhava
-| Vajrakilaya || turquoise
+| [[Vajrakilaya]] || turquoise
 |-
 | Dhanasamskrita
-| Mamo Bötong	|| rhinoceros horn
+| [[Mamo Bötong]]	|| rhinoceros horn
 |-
 | Rambuguhya
-| Jikten Chötö || agate
+| [[Jikten Chötö]] || agate
 |-
 | Shantigarbha
-| Möpa Drakngak	|| Zi stone
+| [[Möpa Drakngak]]	|| Zi stone
 |}