Eight vidyadharas of Tibet

Eight vidyadharas (Tib. རིག་འཛིན་བརྒྱད་, rigdzin gyé; Wyl. rig 'dzin brgyad) — eight Tibetan students of Guru Rinpoche who received from him the Kagyé teachings, and mastered them, becoming vidyadhara. They are:

• King Trisong Detsen recipient of Chemchok Heruka
• Namkhé Nyingpo recipient of Yangdak Heruka
• Nupchen Sangyé Yeshé recipient of Yamantaka
• Gyalwa Chokyang recipient of Hayagriva
• Yeshe Tsogyal recipient of Vajrakilaya
• Palgyi Yeshé recipient of| Mamo Bötong
• Langchen Palgyi Sengé recipient of Jikten Chötö
• Vairotsana recipient of Möpa Drakngak