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Ma he means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesma he (མ་ཧེ) refers to a “buffalo” according to the Badzra dā ki rgya mtsho.—Accordingly, while explaining the “Yoga of the donkey-formed (gardabhākārayoga)” in the 14th chapter of the Cakrasaṃvara.—Heruka is visualized having the face of a donkey; the deities on the Mind Circle, the face of Garuḍa; the deities of the Speech Circle, the face of a peacock; the deities on the Body Circle, the face of a lion; Heruka’s female consort, the faces of a deer, buffalo (ma he), tiger, and owl; the four gatekeepers, the faces of animals in accordance with their names; and the four Ḍākinīs, the faces of a donkey, a lion, an elephant, and a ravine vulture, respectively.—Note: The yoga of the donkey-formed is a characteristic practice that is taught in the several scriptures belonging to the Saṃvara tradition.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 17.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 17 (Text And Commentary)]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 13 - Staglungpa (vi): sangs rgyas yar byon < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 18b - Spyan snga rin chen ldan (Rgyal ba yang dgon pa’s Disciple) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 6 - Six texts of Adamantine Sow (Vajravārahī) < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 130-131 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
9. Zhangzhung sMar yig as the Source < [Chapter 5 - Tibetan Language and Writing System]