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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Deities Series

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Deities in the broadest sense, including transcendent, enlightened beings, meditational yidam deities, and supernatural protective forces:

Amitābha

by Gorampa Sonam Senge
Gorampa is said to have composed this prayer towards the end of his life and asked his disciples to recite it. Today, it is included among the prayers chanted during afternoon assemblies at Dzongsar Shedra.
Sukhāvatī Aspirations 21 Oct 2024

Acala

Texts related to Acala (mi g.yo ba), the ‘Immovable One’, a wrathful deity who is also known as Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa.
1 text

Akṣobhya

Texts related to Buddha Akṣobhya (mi bskyod pa/mi ’khrugs pa), the ‘Unwavering One’.
9 texts

Amitābha

Texts related to Buddha Amitābha ('od dpag med), ‘Boundless Light’.
26 texts

Amitāyus

Texts related to Amitāyus (tshe dpag med), the Buddha of Boundless Life.
Restricted 13 texts

Avalokiteśvara

A series of texts related to the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara (spyan ras gzigs).
31 texts

Buddha Śākyamuni

Texts related to Buddha Śākyamuni (shākya thub pa).
22 texts

Dharma Protectors

The following texts are now available as part of our Dharma Protectors (dharmapāla; Tib. chos skyong) series.
Restricted 45 texts

Dorje Drolö

Texts related to Dorje Drolö (rdo rje gro lod), a wrathful manifestation of Guru Padmasambhava, who is depicted standing upon a pregnant tigress and is associated with the elimination of obstacles.
Restricted 5 texts

Eight Vidyādharas

Texts related to the eight vidyādharas (rig ‘dzin brgyad) of India.
4 texts

Gesar

A series of texts dedicated to the legendary warrior king Gesar (ge sar).
30 texts

Guru Padmasambhava

Texts related to the legendary Guru Padmasambhava and his various manifestations.
85 texts

Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen

Texts related to the female deity Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen (rgyal mtshan rtse mo'i dpung rgyan; Skt. Dhvajāgrakeyūra), whose name translates as 'Banner Tip Armlet'.
2 texts

Hayagrīva

Texts related to Hayagrīva (rta mgrin), a wrathful manifestation of Avalokiteśvara who symbolizes enlightened speech and is usually depicted with a horse's head protruding from his crown.
Restricted 13 texts

Jambhala

Texts related to Jambhala (dzam bha la; rmugs ’dzin), the deity of wealth, in all his various forms.
3 texts

Kagyé

Texts related to the Kagyé (bka’ brgyad), the Eight Command Deities or Eight Herukas.
10 texts

Kṣitigarbha

Texts related to Kṣitigarbha (sa’i snying po), one of the eight great bodhisattvas.
2 texts

Kurukullā

Texts related to Kurukullā (rig byed ma)—also known to Tibetans as Kurukulle—a deity of the Lotus family associated with the activity of magnetization or enchantment and one of the twenty-one Tārā emanations.
Restricted 8 texts

Mañjuśrī

Texts related to Mañjuśrī ('jam dpal) or Mañjughoṣa ('jam pa'i dbyangs), the Buddha or Bodhisattva of Wisdom.
45 texts

Mārīcī

Texts related to Mārīcī ('od zer can ma), goddess of the dawn, who is depicted in various forms, red and golden, and sometimes appears on the chariot that draws the sun.
4 texts

Medicine Buddha

Texts related to the Medicine Buddha or Bhaiṣajya Guru (sman bla), Lord of Physicians.
5 texts

Parṇaśavarī

Texts related to the goddess Parṇaśavarī (or Parṇaśabarī), who is known in Tibetan as Loma Gyönma (lo ma gyon ma) or 'Leaf-Clad' and is particularly associated with the healing of contagious disease.
3 texts

Peaceful and Wrathful Deities

Texts related to the forty-two peaceful and fifty-eight wrathful deities, known collectively as the zhitro (zhi khro).
Restricted 5 texts

Prajñāpāramitā (Deity)

Texts related to the Great Mother (yum chen) Prajñāpāramitā, mother of all the buddhas.
2 texts

Sarasvatī

Texts related to Sarasvatī (dbyangs can ma), the goddess of eloquence.
10 texts

Siṃhamukhā

Texts related to Siṃhamukhā/Siṃhamukhī or Siṃhavaktrā (seng ge gdong ma), the Lion-Faced Ḍākinī.
9 texts

Sitātapatrā

A series of texts related to the deity Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar), “White Parasol”, who is said to have emerged from the crown (uṣṇīṣa) of the Buddha.
6 texts

Sixteen Arhats

A selection of texts related to the Sixteen Arhats or Sixteen Elders (ṣoḍaśa sthavirāḥ; Tib. gnas brtan bcu drug).
6 texts

Tārā

A series of texts related to the noble saviouress Tārā (sgrol ma).
46 texts

Thirty-Five Buddhas

A series of texts related to the thirty-five buddhas or sugatas (bde gshegs so lnga).
2 texts

Three Deities of Long Life

Texts related to the Three Deities of Long Life (tshe lha rnam gsum), i.e., Amitāyus (tshe dpag med), White Tārā (sgrol dkar) and Uṣṇīṣayavijayā (rnam rgyal ma).
3 texts

Three Jewels

Texts on the theme of the Three Jewels (triratna, dkon mchog gsum) or Triple Gem, i.e., Buddha, Dharma and Saṅgha.
4 texts

Ucchuṣma

Texts related to Ucchuṣma (sme brtsegs), a wrathful deity who is associated with the purification of defilements and whose name is sometimes given as Bhurkuṃkūṭa.
Restricted 5 texts

Uṣṇīṣavijayā

A series of texts related to the female deity Uṣṇīṣavijayā (gtsug tor rnam rgyal ma).
2 texts

Vajrakīlaya

A series of texts related to the deity Vajrakīlaya or Vajrakīla (rdo rje phur ba).
Restricted 30 texts

Vajraṇakhī

A series of texts related to the wrathful ḍākinī Vajraṇakhī (rdo rje sder mo) or ‘Vajra Claws’.
4 texts

Vajrapāṇi

A series of texts related to the deity Vajrapāṇi (phyag na rdo rje), who embodies the power and strength of all the buddhas.
3 texts

Vajrasattva

A series of texts related to the deity Vajrasattva (rdo rje sems dpa').
14 texts

Vajravidāraṇa

A series of texts related to the deity Vajravidāraṇa (rdo rje rnam ‘joms), a wrathful form of Vajrapāṇi.
1 text

Vajrayoginī

Texts related to the deity Vajrayoginī (rdo rje rnal 'byor ma).
6 texts

Vasudhārā

Texts related to Vasudhārā (nor rgyun ma), a goddess associated with wealth and prosperity.
2 texts

Yamāntaka

Texts related to Yamāntaka (gshin rje gshed), the wrathful form of Mañjuśrī.
Restricted 2 texts

Yangdak Heruka

Texts related to Yangdak Heruka, the deity among the Kagyé (bka' brgyad) who is associated with enlightened mind (thugs).
Restricted 1 text

Related Topics

Praise Prayers Sādhanas

Ratnasambhava and Retinue

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T1191 (lha)
BDRC T1338 (yi dam)

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