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The Six Munis (Skt.; Tib. Tubpa Druk; Wyl. thub pa drug) are the supreme nirmanakaya buddhas for each of the six classes of beings. They are:
- Indra Kaushika (Skt.; Tib. Wangpo Gyajin; 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 (Skt.; Tib. Sengé Rabten; Wyl. seng ge rab brtan) for the animal realm
- Jvālamukhadeva (Skt.; Tib. Khabar Dewa; Wyl. kha ‘bar de ba) for the preta realms
- Dharmarāja (Skt.; Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. chos kyi rgyal po) for the hell realms
Alternative Translations
- Six Sages
Further Reading
- Dudjom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History, trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), vol.1 page 129-130.