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'''Nine demeanours (or styles) of a wrathful deity''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gar gyi nyams dgu'') — there are three of the body, three of the speech and three of the mind.

The three of the body are:

#enticing/seductive/captivating (Wyl. ''sgeg pa''; Skt. ''lāsya'')
#heroic (Wyl. ''dpa' ba''; Skt. ''vīra'')
#terrifying/ferocious (Wyl. '''jigs su rung ba'')

The three of the speech are:

#menacing laughter (Wyl. ''rgod pa'')
#harsh and threatening/stern (Wyl. ''gshe ba'')
#ferocious/wrathful and thunderous (Wyl. ''drag shul''; Skt. ''ūgra'')

The three of the mind are:

#compassion (Wyl. ''snying rje''; Skt. ''kāruṇika'')
#yearning (to tame others)/magnificent power (Wyl. ''rngams pa''; Skt. ''adbhūta'')
#peace/tranquility (Wyl. ''zhi ba''; Skt. ''śānti'')

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