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Avalokiteshvara
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Cakrasamvara
Also known as Heruka, Cakrasamrara is a meditational deity of the
Anuttarayogatantra class. The study and practice of this
tantra is widespread in the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug traditions of Tibetan Buddhis
m, while related forms known as Buddhasamayoga and Shriheruka are well-known wit
hin the Nyingma tradition.
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Cintamani Tara
A specific meditational practice of the female deity Green Tara. Cintamani
belongs to the Anuttarayogatantra class, and so includes both the
generation/creation stage and th e completion/perfection stage of tantric
meditation. This practice is popular mainly in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Damtsig Dorje
A meditational deity specifically related to the practice of restoring broken
commitments and pledges of the tantric path, by those holding tantric vows.
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Guhyasamaja
Name of a principal meditational deity and tantra text, representative of
Mahayoga, according to the Nyingma school, and of the father tantra class of
Anuttarayogatantra, according to the Sarma schools.
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Hayagriva
The teachings and texts associated with Hayagriva belong within the sadhana
class of Mahayoga, as practiced by the Nyingma school, where they are known
as the tantras of buddha- speech. Hayagriva is considered to be a wrathful
manifestation of Avalokiteshvara.
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Heruka, Yamantaka, Vajrabhairava ("Adamantine Rage")
It comprises all wrathful meditational deity and is interpreted in Tibetan as
'blood-drinking hero'. Heruka refers to the deity Shriheruka,
Cakrasamvara or Paramasukha.
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Hevajra
One of the principal meditational deities and tantra texts of the mother
class of Anuttarayogatantra, the practice of which is dominant in the
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Jinasagara
An aspect of the meditational deity Avalokiteshvara.
The practice of this particular tantra belongs to the Anuttarayogatantra.
In some translations, the Sanskrit form has sometimes been
reconstructed as jinasamudra.
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Kalacakra
One of the most well-known meditational deities of Anuttarayogatantra.
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Nechung (Protector Deity)
One of the main protector deities of Tibet and of the Dalai Lama.
The deity's medium is the state oracle of Tibet who is consulted on many
important matters of state.
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Ritroma
A female meditational deity associated with practices related to the
healing of certain illnesses.
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Tara
A female meditational deity who is regarded as the embodiment of all the
buddhas' enlightened activity. There are many different aspects of Tara,
and the most popular of these are Green Tara (mainly associated with protection)
and White Tara (often associated with healing and longevity practices).
Practices associated with Tara are widespread among all the four main
traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Vajrakrodhakala
A wrathful male deity associated with the practice of Chod in the Nyingma
tradition.
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Vajrakrodhikali
A wrathful female deity associated with the practice of Chod in the Nyingrna
tradition.
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Vajrakila
The tantras of Vajrakila are contained in the sadhana class of Mahayoga,
and preserved in the COLLECTED TANTRAS OF THE NYINGMAPA. Only one small
fragment, translated by Sakya Pandita, is to be found in the KANGYUR.
A version of longer VAJRAKILA TANTRAS is also found in Chinese translations
from the Sanskrit.
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Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva is credited with the transmission of Atiyoga into the human world.
It is an aspect of Akshobhya, the deity associated with the vajra
family. There are many sadhanas dedicated to Vajrasattva, and their practice
is popular among all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Vajravarahi
A female meditational deity who may appear as the central figure of the
mandala in her own right or as the consort of the meditational deity
Cakrasamvara, also known as Paramasukha.
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Vajrayogini
A female meditational deity belonging to the Anuttarayogatantra.
The meditative practice of this deity is popular in the Kagyu, Sakya and
Gelug schools and the most well known aspect of the deity is the one known
as Kecari.
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