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The Eight Pronouncement Heruka are members of a class of wrathful, male meditational deities in Buddhism.

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The Eight Pronouncement Heruka - List

Different schools of Tantric Buddhism define the heruka class differently and emphasize different deities within it. The Nyingma School venerates a group of deities known collectively as the Eight Pronouncements Herukas listed here.
The Tantric Buddhist pantheon is extremely complex and includes a large number of minor deities that are invoked by devotees to protect them from illness and injury, to bring them wealth, to grant them numerous children, and to help them manage their herds of animals. These minor deities generally have less spiritual significance than the major deities and are embraced by their followers mainly for the material benefits they can provide.

The Eight Pronouncement Heruka

01. Yamari (Manjushri Krodha) - body - Manjushrimitra.

02. Hayagriva - speech - Nagarjuna.

The consort of Hayagriva is Vajravarahi.
Sometimes he will be seen with a green horse or more bursting out of his hair the green represents wind and action. In some tantras, Green Tara is also his consort. The ferocious horse scream is symbolic of the roar of Dharma, carried on the winds to benefit all beings.

03. Samputa - mind - Humkara.

04. Vajramrita - quality - Vimalamitra.

05. Vajrakila - activity - Padmasambhava.

Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of Kagyé. Vajrakilaya (dark blue) with consort Diptachakra (light blue).
Yeshe Tsogyal and. Mandarava were two main consorts of Guru Padmasambhava and is said to descend from Akshobhya.

06. Mamo Botong (Matarah) - Dhanasamskrita.

07. Jigten Choto (Lokastotrapuja) - Rambuguhya.

08. Mopa Dranag (Vajramantrabhiru) - Shantigarbha.

Vajramantrabhiru has a consort of Vajra Vetali.
Vajrabhairava, with a large buffalo head, terrifying and wrathful, is dark blue in colour, with 9 faces, 34 hands and 16 legs. The upper face is red and a slightly angry yellow face of Manjushri placed on top. The horn tips are flaming. The three right faces are yellow, dark blue and red and the three left are black, white and smoky. Each face has three eyes and various frightful expressions; dark yellow hair flows upward like flames. The first pair of hands hold a curved knife and skullcup embracing the consort. The remaining hands hold a variety of objects with the 2nd set holding in addition the fresh outstretched hide of an elephant at the top. Adorned with bone ornaments and a necklace of fifty heads he embraces the consort Vajra Vetali who has one face and two hands holding a skullcup in the left. The right legs of Bhairava are bent pressing down on various animals and gods. The left legs are extended straight and press upon various birds and gods; standing above an orange sun disc and multi-coloured lotus completely surrounded by the orange and red flames of pristine awareness. In front of the lotus seat is a skullcup filled with various offerings.





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