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#Simhamukha (Skt. Siṃhamukhā) | #Simhamukha (Skt. Siṃhamukhā) | ||
#Vyaghrimukha | #Vyaghrimukha (Skt. Vyāghramukhā) | ||
#Srigalamukha | #Srigalamukha (Skt. Śṛgālamukhā) | ||
#Shvanamukha (Skt. | #Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanmukhā) | ||
#Gridhamukha (Skt. | #Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhramukhā) | ||
#Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā; Wyl. ''kang ka mu kha''), 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/heron's (?) (Skt. ''kaṅka'') head | ||
#Kakamukha | #Kakamukha (Skt. Kākamukhā) | ||
#Ulumukha | #Ulumukha (Skt. Ulūkamukhā) | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 31 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 (Skt. Vyāghramukhā)
- Srigalamukha (Skt. Śṛgālamukhā)
- Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanmukhā)
- Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhramukhā)
- Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā; Wyl. kang ka mu kha), dark red in colour with a kite's/heron's (?) (Skt. kaṅka) head
- Kakamukha (Skt. Kākamukhā)
- Ulumukha (Skt. Ulūkamukhā)