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#Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanamukhā) | #Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanamukhā) | ||
#Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhamukhā) | #Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhamukhā) | ||
#Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā), dark red in colour with a kite's (?) (Skt. ''kaṅka'') head | #Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā; Wyl. ''kang ka mu kha''), dark red in colour with a kite's (?) (Skt. ''kaṅka'') head | ||
#Kakamukha | #Kakamukha | ||
#Ulumukha | #Ulumukha | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 30 October 2008
The eight tramen (Wyl. phra men brgyad; Skt. piśacī), or eight singhama (Wyl. sim ha brgyad) are animal-headed deities (tramen literally means 'hybrid') who are counted among the fifty-eight wrathful deities. They are:
- Simhamukha (Skt. Siṃhamukhā)
- Vyaghrimukha
- Srigalamukha
- Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanamukhā)
- Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhamukhā)
- Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā; Wyl. kang ka mu kha), dark red in colour with a kite's (?) (Skt. kaṅka) head
- Kakamukha
- Ulumukha