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The '''Five Excellent Ones of Sublime Nobility''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dam pa’i rigs can dra ma lnga'') who received the [[Mahayoga]] and [[Anuyoga]] [[tantra]]s of the [[Nyingma]] tradition at the summit of Mt. Malaya from [[Vajrapani]] were:
The '''Five Excellent Ones of Sublime Nobility''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dam pa’i rigs can dra ma lnga'') who received the [[Mahayoga]] and [[Anuyoga]] [[tantra]]s of the [[Nyingma]] tradition at the summit of Mt. Malaya from [[Vajrapani]] were:
*the [[gods|god]] Yasasvi Varapala (Skt.; Wyl. ''grags ldan mchog skyong''
*the [[gods|god]] Yashasvi Varapala (Skt. ''Yaśasvī Varapāla''; Wyl. ''grags ldan mchog skyong'')
*the [[naga]] king Takshaka (Skt.; Wyl. ''klu rgyal ’jog po'', the naga king )
*the [[naga]] king Takshaka (Skt. ''Takṣaka''; Wyl. ''klu rgyal ’jog po'')
*the [[yaksha]] Ulkamukha (Skt.; ''skar mda’ gdong'')
*the [[yaksha]] Ulkamukha (Skt. ''Ulkāmukha''; ''skar mda’ gdong'')
*the [[rakshasa]] Matyaupayika (Skt.; Wyl. ''blo gros thabs ldan'')  
*the [[rakshasa]] Matyaupayika (Skt. ''Matyaupāyika''; Wyl. ''blo gros thabs ldan'')  
*the human being Licchavi Vimalakirti (Skt.; Wyl. ''dri med grags pa''). Alternatively, according to some sources, the god Indra (Wyl. ''rig ’dzin lha dbang rgyal sbyin'') is listed in place of Vimalakirti.
*the human being Licchavi Vimalakirti (Skt. ''Vimalakīrti''; Wyl. ''dri med grags pa''). Alternatively, according to some sources, the god [[Indra]] (Wyl. ''rig ’dzin lha dbang brgya sbyin'') is listed in place of Vimalakirti.
 
==Alternative Translations==
*Five Noble Ones (Dorje & Kapstein)


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 11:37, 6 January 2012

The Five Excellent Ones of Sublime Nobility (Wyl. dam pa’i rigs can dra ma lnga) who received the Mahayoga and Anuyoga tantras of the Nyingma tradition at the summit of Mt. Malaya from Vajrapani were:

  • the god Yashasvi Varapala (Skt. Yaśasvī Varapāla; Wyl. grags ldan mchog skyong)
  • the naga king Takshaka (Skt. Takṣaka; Wyl. klu rgyal ’jog po)
  • the yaksha Ulkamukha (Skt. Ulkāmukha; skar mda’ gdong)
  • the rakshasa Matyaupayika (Skt. Matyaupāyika; Wyl. blo gros thabs ldan)
  • the human being Licchavi Vimalakirti (Skt. Vimalakīrti; Wyl. dri med grags pa). Alternatively, according to some sources, the god Indra (Wyl. rig ’dzin lha dbang brgya sbyin) is listed in place of Vimalakirti.

Alternative Translations

  • Five Noble Ones (Dorje & Kapstein)

Sources