Eight vidyadharas

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Eight vidyadharas (Tib. rig 'dzin brgyad) - Vimalamitra, Humkara, Mañjushrimitra, Nagarjuna, Padmasambhava, Dhanasamskrita, Rambuguhya and Shantigarbha.

In which circumstances is this correct, and in which not? For example, in relation to Vajrakilaya, the eight vidyadharas include Prabahasti, not Padmasambhava. Padmasambhava received a ninth casket from Chemchok Heruka at a later time.