Eight vidyadharas of Tibet
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Eight vidyadharas of Tibet (Tib. བོད་ཀྱི་རིག་འཛིན་བརྒྱད་, pö kyi rigdzin gyé, Wyl. bod kyi rig 'dzin brgyad) — eight Tibetan students of Guru Rinpoche who received from him the Kagyé teachings, and mastered them, becoming vidyadharas. They are:
- King Trisong Detsen recipient of Chemchok Heruka
- Namkhé Nyingpo recipient of Yangdak Heruka
- Nupchen Sangyé Yeshé recipient of Yamantaka
- Gyalwa Chokyang recipient of Hayagriva
- Yeshe Tsogyal recipient of Vajrakilaya
- Palgyi Yeshé recipient of| Mamo Bötong
- Langchen Palgyi Sengé recipient of Jikten Chötö
- Vairotsana recipient of Möpa Drakngak