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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

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-The '''Six Munis''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub pa drug'') are the [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s for each of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are:
+[[Image:6munis.jpg|thumb|250px|'''The Six Munis''' © 2004 Shechen Archives]]
+'''The Six Munis''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub pa drug'') are the [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s for each of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are:
 # Indra Kaushika (Wyl. ''dbang po brgya byin'') for the [[gods|god]] realms