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* North-west- Rombhuguhya - Jikten Chötö
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* North-east - Shantigarbha - Möpa Drakngak  
* North-east - Shantigarbha - Möpa Drakngak  
==The Eight Vidyadharas and the Kagyé==
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|+According to [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]:
|-
! Master!! Deity!! Casket
|-
| Vimalamitra
| Chemchok || gold
|-
| [Humkara
| Yangdak || silver
|-
| Mañjushrimitra
| Yamantaka || iron
|-
| Nagarjuna
| Hayagriva || copper
|-
| Padmasambhava
| Vajrakilaya || turquoise
|-
| Dhanasamskrita
| Mamo Bötong || rhinoceros horn
|-
| Rambuguhya
| Jikten Chötö || agate
|-
| Shantigarbha
| Möpa Drakngak || Zi stone
|}




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Revision as of 13:47, 15 July 2007

Eight vidyadharas (Tib. rig 'dzin brgyad) - Eight Indian masters of awareness who were entrusted with the Kagyé teachings: Vimalamitra, Humkara, Mañjushrimitra, Nagarjuna, Prabahasti, Dhanasamskrita, Rambuguhya-Devachandra and Shantigarbha. Sometimes Padmasambhava is added as a ninth.

In the mandala of Rigdzin Düpa

The eight vidyadharas appear as follows in the mandala of Rigdzin Düpa (together with the associated deities of Kagyé):

  • East - Humkara - Yangdak Heruka
  • South - Manjushrimitra - Yamantaka
  • West - Nagarjuna - Hayagriva
  • North - Prabhahasti - Vajrakilaya
  • South-east - Dhanasamskrita - Mamo Bötong
  • South-west - Vimalamitra - Düdtsi Yönten
  • North-west- Rombhuguhya - Jikten Chötö
  • North-east - Shantigarbha - Möpa Drakngak

The Eight Vidyadharas and the Kagyé

According to Dudjom Rinpoche:
Master Deity Casket
Vimalamitra Chemchok gold
[Humkara Yangdak silver
Mañjushrimitra Yamantaka iron
Nagarjuna Hayagriva copper
Padmasambhava Vajrakilaya turquoise
Dhanasamskrita Mamo Bötong rhinoceros horn
Rambuguhya Jikten Chötö agate
Shantigarbha Möpa Drakngak Zi stone