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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: Medieval Rule in Tibet

Bhūtarāja (भूतराज) or Bhūtarājaśubha refers to one of the seventeen deities of the retinue of Druma (Ljon po), as displayed in the northern part of the sixth tier of the bkra shis sgo mang Stupa for Phag mo gru pa.—A statue of Druma (Ljon po), the king of the Kiṃnaras, was placed on the northern side next to this very Mahākāla. Shes rab ’byung gnas notes that Druma has one face and two hands and plays the many-stringed lute (vīṇā; pi wang). Seventeen deities form his retinue consisting of four figures that one might regard as relatives and a close attendant, namely [e.g., the king of goblins Śubha (Bhūtarāja Śubha, ’Byung po’i Rgyal po Dge ba)] [...]. A textual source explaining their iconography is unknown. There exist, however, some fragments that provide information about their appearance.

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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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Partial matches: Bhuta, Rajan, Raja.

Full-text: Putarayan, Raja.

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