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The Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - List

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One hundred peaceful and wrathful deities are presented in the Guhyagarbha Tantra, the heruka counting twelve, six male and six female wrathful buddhas.

The Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - ListThe Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - ListThe Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - ListThe Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - List
The Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra. - List

The Guhyagarbha Tantra, the tantra of the secret essence or the secret womb tantra is the most important Buddhist tantra of the Mahayoga class and the primary tantric text studied in the Nyingma tradition.
As well as the one hundred peaceful and wrathful deities there are eight pronouncement Heruka of the Atiyoga. The Eight Pronouncement Heruka are one of the two principal systems of the early Nyingmapa Tradition, the other one being the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful deities.

The Six Heruka of the Guhyagarbha tantra.

01. Mahottara Heruka.

Mahottara Heruka is located centrally or at the apex or zenith and represents the transformation of ignorance into pure awareness.

02. Ratna Heruka.

Ratna Heruka is located South and represents the transformation of pride into the wisdom of equality.

03. Padma Heruka.

Padma Heruka is located West and represents the transformation of attachment into discriminating wisdom.

04. Buddha Heruka.

Buddha Heruka is located centrally or at the nadir, and represents the transformation of delusion into pure cognition.

05. Karma Heruka.

Karma Heruka is located in the north, and represents the transformation of jealousy into all accomplishing wisdom.

06. Vajra Heruka.

Vajra Heruka is located East, has a consort of Vajrakrodheśvarī and represents the transformation of aversion into mirror like wisdom.

Synonyms/tags: the six wrathful male buddha




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