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* dü (Wyl. ''bdud''; Skt. ''māra'')—see [[four maras]] | * dü (Wyl. ''bdud''; Skt. ''māra'')—see [[four maras]] | ||
* [[mamo]] (Wyl. ''ma mo''; Skt. mātrika ) | * [[mamo]] (Wyl. ''ma mo''; Skt. ''mātrika'') | ||
* [[naga]] | * [[naga]] (Skt. ''nāga''; Tib. ''lu''; Wyl. ''klu'') | ||
* [[ging]] | * [[ging]] (Tib. & Wyl.) | ||
* [[rahula]] | * [[rahula]] (Skt. ''rāhula'') | ||
* [[tsen]] | * [[tsen]] (Wyl. ''btsan'') | ||
* [[rakshasa]] | * [[rakshasa]] (Skt. ''rākṣasa''; Tib. ''sinpo''; Wyl. ''srin po'') | ||
* [[yaksha]] | * [[yaksha]] (Skt. ''yakṣa''; Wyl. ''gnod sbyin'') | ||
On an inner level, they correspond to the [[eight consciousnesses]]. | On an inner level, they correspond to the [[eight consciousnesses]]. | ||
==Alternative Classifications== | |||
Alternative classifications include gods and demons such as: | |||
*gods (Skt. ''deva''; Wyl. ''lha'') | |||
*yama (Skt.; Wyl. ''gshin rje'') | |||
*gyalpo (Wyl. ''rgyal po'') | |||
*sadak (Wyl. ''sa bdag'') | |||
*miamchi (Wyl. ''mi'am ci'') | |||
*teurang (Wyl. ''the'u rang'') | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 11 February 2010
Eight classes of gods and demons (Wyl. lha 'dre sde brgyad) — a classification of worldly spirits. There are many different classifications; one of them is:
- dü (Wyl. bdud; Skt. māra)—see four maras
- mamo (Wyl. ma mo; Skt. mātrika)
- naga (Skt. nāga; Tib. lu; Wyl. klu)
- ging (Tib. & Wyl.)
- rahula (Skt. rāhula)
- tsen (Wyl. btsan)
- rakshasa (Skt. rākṣasa; Tib. sinpo; Wyl. srin po)
- yaksha (Skt. yakṣa; Wyl. gnod sbyin)
On an inner level, they correspond to the eight consciousnesses.
Alternative Classifications
Alternative classifications include gods and demons such as:
- gods (Skt. deva; Wyl. lha)
- yama (Skt.; Wyl. gshin rje)
- gyalpo (Wyl. rgyal po)
- sadak (Wyl. sa bdag)
- miamchi (Wyl. mi'am ci)
- teurang (Wyl. the'u rang)
Further Reading
- Revue d'Études Tibétaines, Number 2, April 2003 - Numéro spécial Lha srin sde brgyad