Eight tramen

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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:

  1. Simhamukha (Skt. Siṃhamukhā)
  2. Vyaghrimukha
  3. Srigalamukha
  4. Shvanamukha (Skt. Śvanamukhā)
  5. Gridhamukha (Skt. Gṛdhamukhā)
  6. Kangkamukha (Skt. Kaṅkamukhā), dark red in colour with a kite's (?) (Skt. kaṅka) head
  7. Kakamukha
  8. Ulumukha