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The '''heruka''' ([[Wyl.]] ''he ru ka'') is a masculine deity, wrathful or semi-wrathful, who represents the dynamic union of [[compassion]] and [[skilful means]]. In the [[Nyingma]] tradition the term is often used to refer specifically to [[Chemchok Heruka]] or [[Yangdak]].
The '''heruka''' ([[Wyl.]] ''he ru ka'') is a masculine deity, wrathful or semi-wrathful, who represents the dynamic union of [[compassion]] and [[skilful means]]. In the [[Nyingma]] tradition the term is often used to refer specifically to [[Chemchok Heruka]] or [[Yangdak]].
==Definition==
According to a [[tantra]]:
:“''He'' stands for great compassion.
:''Ru'' means the absence of gathering.
:''Ka'' means not abiding in anything whatsoever.”<ref>Quoted in [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], ''Yeshe Saldrön''.</ref>
In the ''[[Zindri]]'', [[Khenpo Ngakchung]] says that, according to [[Patrul Rinpoche]], heruka means "one in whom absolute space (''he'') and [[primordial wisdom]] (''ka'') are united (''ru'')."<ref>Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, ''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'', Boston: Shambhala, 2004, p. 275</ref>
==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 10:24, 22 June 2009

The heruka (Wyl. he ru ka) is a masculine deity, wrathful or semi-wrathful, who represents the dynamic union of compassion and skilful means. In the Nyingma tradition the term is often used to refer specifically to Chemchok Heruka or Yangdak.

Definition

According to a tantra:

He stands for great compassion.
Ru means the absence of gathering.
Ka means not abiding in anything whatsoever.”[1]

In the Zindri, Khenpo Ngakchung says that, according to Patrul Rinpoche, heruka means "one in whom absolute space (he) and primordial wisdom (ka) are united (ru)."[2]

Notes

  1. Quoted in Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Yeshe Saldrön.
  2. Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, Boston: Shambhala, 2004, p. 275

Further Reading