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The '''six munis''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub pa drug'') are the [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s for each of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are | The '''six munis''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub pa drug'') are the [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s for each of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are: | ||
# Indra Kaushika (Wyl. ''dbang po brgya byin'') for the [[gods|god]] realms | # Indra Kaushika (Wyl. ''dbang po brgya byin'') for the [[gods|god]] realms | ||
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# Dharmaraja (Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. ''chos kyi rgyal po'') for the [[hells|hell realms]] | # Dharmaraja (Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. ''chos kyi rgyal po'') for the [[hells|hell realms]] | ||
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category: Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
[[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | [[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | ||
[[Category: Enumerations]] | |||
[[Category: 6-Six]] | |||
Revision as of 13:59, 26 April 2009
The six munis (Wyl. thub pa drug) are the supreme nirmanakaya buddhas for each of the six classes of beings. They are:
- Indra Kaushika (Wyl. dbang po brgya byin) for the god realms
- Vemachitra (Skt. Vemacitra; Tib. Taksangri; Wyl. thags bzang ris) for the demi-gods or asura realms
- Shakyamuni (Wyl. sh’akya thub pa) for the human realm
- Shravasingha or Dhruvasiṃha (Tib. Sengé Rabten; Wyl. seng ge rab brtan) for the animal realm
- Jvalamukhadeva (Wyl. kha ‘bar de ba) for the preta realms
- Dharmaraja (Tib. Chökyi Gyalpo; Wyl. chos kyi rgyal po) for the hell realms