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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*[[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Light of Wisdom vol. 1'', Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2004, p.64
*[[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Light of Wisdom, Vol. 1'' (Hong Kong: Rangjung Yeshe, 1999), p.64-65 & 170.


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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.

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.

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