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According to a [[tantra]]: | According to a [[tantra]]: | ||
: | :''He'' stands for great compassion. | ||
:''Ru'' means the absence of gathering. | :''Ru'' means the absence of gathering. | ||
:''Ka'' means not abiding in anything whatsoever. | :''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'' | 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== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 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
- ↑ Quoted in Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Yeshe Saldrön.
- ↑ Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), p. 275.
Further Reading
- Padmasambhava & Jamgön Kongtrul, Light of Wisdom vol. 1, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2004, p.64