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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)