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# Indra Kaushika (Wyl. ''dbang po brgya byin'') for the [[gods|god]] realms | # Indra Kaushika (Wyl. ''dbang po brgya byin'') for the [[gods|god]] realms | ||
# Vemachitra (Wyl. ''thags bzang ris'') for the [[demi-gods]] or asura realms | # Vemachitra (Skt. Vemacitra; Tib. Taksangri; Wyl. ''thags bzang ris'') for the [[demi-gods]] or asura realms | ||
# [[Shakyamuni]] (Wyl. ''sh’akya thub pa'') for the [[human beings|human]] realm | # [[Shakyamuni]] (Wyl. ''sh’akya thub pa'') for the [[human beings|human]] realm | ||
# Shravasingha (Wyl. ''seng ge rab brtan'') for the [[animal realm]] | # Shravasingha or Dhruvasiṃha (Tib. Sengé Rabten; Wyl. ''seng ge rab brtan'') for the [[animal realm]] | ||
# Jvalamukhadeva (Wyl. ''kha ‘bar de ba'') for the [[preta]] realms | # Jvalamukhadeva (Wyl. ''kha ‘bar de ba'') for the [[preta]] realms | ||
# Dharmaraja (Wyl. ''chos kyi rgyal po'') for the [[hells|hell realms]] | # Dharmaraja (Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. ''chos kyi rgyal po'') for the [[hells|hell realms]] | ||
[[Category: Enumerations]] | [[Category: Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category: Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
[[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | [[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 14 April 2009
The six munis (Wyl. thub pa drug) are the supreme nirmanakaya buddhas for each of the six classes of beings. They are,
- Indra Kaushika (Wyl. dbang po brgya byin) for the god realms
- Vemachitra (Skt. Vemacitra; Tib. Taksangri; Wyl. thags bzang ris) for the demi-gods or asura realms
- Shakyamuni (Wyl. sh’akya thub pa) for the human realm
- Shravasingha or Dhruvasiṃha (Tib. Sengé Rabten; Wyl. seng ge rab brtan) for the animal realm
- Jvalamukhadeva (Wyl. kha ‘bar de ba) for the preta realms
- Dharmaraja (Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. chos kyi rgyal po) for the hell realms