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The '''eight wrathful females''' or '''eight gaurima''' (Skt. gaurī; Tib. ''gaurima''; Wyl. ''gau ri ma brgyad'') are:
The '''eight wrathful females''' or '''eight gaurima''' (Skt. gaurī; Tib. ''gaurima''; Wyl. ''gau ri ma brgyad'') are counted among the mandala of the [[fifty-eight wrathful deities]]. They are:


#Gauri
#Gauri (Skt. Gaurī; Wyl. ''ko'u ri'')
#Pukkasi
#Pukkasi (Skt. Pukkasī; Wyl. ''pus ka si'')
#Chaurimatrika
#Chaurimatrika (Skt. Caurī; Wyl. ''tso'u ri'')
#Ghasmari
#Ghasmari (Skt. Ghasmarī; Wyl. ''kas ma ri'')
#Pramoha
#Pramoha (Skt. Pramohā; Wyl. ''pra mo'')
#Chandhali
#Chandali (Skt. Caṇḍālī; Wyl. ''tsan dha li'')
#Vetali
#Vetali (Skt. Vetālī; Wyl. ''be'e ta li'')
#Shmashani
#Shmashani (Skt. Śmaśānī; Wyl. ''sme sha ni'')


They are part of the [[fifty-eight wrathful deities]].


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]

Revision as of 20:35, 31 October 2008

The eight wrathful females or eight gaurima (Skt. gaurī; Tib. gaurima; Wyl. gau ri ma brgyad) are counted among the mandala of the fifty-eight wrathful deities. They are:

  1. Gauri (Skt. Gaurī; Wyl. ko'u ri)
  2. Pukkasi (Skt. Pukkasī; Wyl. pus ka si)
  3. Chaurimatrika (Skt. Caurī; Wyl. tso'u ri)
  4. Ghasmari (Skt. Ghasmarī; Wyl. kas ma ri)
  5. Pramoha (Skt. Pramohā; Wyl. pra mo)
  6. Chandali (Skt. Caṇḍālī; Wyl. tsan dha li)
  7. Vetali (Skt. Vetālī; Wyl. be'e ta li)
  8. Shmashani (Skt. Śmaśānī; Wyl. sme sha ni)