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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

The Eight Transmitted Precepts (in the triad lineage of Nyingma) are known in Tibetan as sgrub pa bka' brgyad. They are:

1. the transworldly class of Manjuśrī/Yamāntaka;
2. the transworldly class of lotus/Hayagrīva;
3. the transworldly class of purity/Heruka;
4. the transworldly class of nectar/Vajrāmṛta; and
5. the transworldly class dagger/Vajrakīla;
6. the worldly class of sending invitations to the mother goddesses,
7. the worldly class of reciting the destructive wrathful mantra, and
8. the worldly class of praising and making offerings to worldly deities.

Source: Google Books: The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle

The Eight Central Heruka deities of the Nyingma Mahāyoga scriptural tradition are:

1. Yamāntaka, deity of the body ('jam dpal sku gshin rje shed),
2. Hayagrīva, deity of speech (pad ma gsung rta mgrin),
3. Viśuddha, deity of the mind (yang dag thugs),
4. Vajrāmṛta, deity of good qualities (rdo rje bdud rtsi yon tan; variant: che mchog yon tan),
5. Vajrakīlāya, deity of activities (rdo rje phur ba 'phrin las),
6. Mātara, deity of invoking and dispatching (ma mo rbod gtong),
7. Lokastotrapujanātha, deity of mundane offerings and praises ('jig rten mchod bstod), and
8. Mantrabhīru, deity of wrathful mantras (dmod pa drag sngags).

The details of these deities are found in the treasure collection discovered by Nyangrel Nyima Özer entitled the “Assembly of the Sugatas of the Eight Proclamations” (bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa; Buddhist Digital Resource Center: W22247).

Source: Rangjun Yeshe Publications: Glossary for Rangjung Yeshe Books

Eight Sadhana Teachings (sgrub pa bka' brgyad) are the “eight chief yidam deities of Mahayoga” and their corresponding Tantras and Sadhanas:

1. Manjushri, Body,
2. Lotus, Speech,
3. Vishuddha, Mind,
4. Nectar, Quality,
5. Kilaya, Activity,
6. Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities,
7. Maledictory Fierce Mantra, and
8. Mundane Worship.

Often the name refers to a single practice involving complex mandalas with numerous deities. See also under Assemblage of Sugatas and Sadhana Section.

Source: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki

The Eight Great Sadhana Teachings are known in Tibetan as Drubpa Kagyé or simply Kagye (bka' brgyad).—The term Kagyé refers to the eight sets of Mahayoga teachings or transmissions entrusted to Padmasambhava and to the eight Vidyadharas of India. Among the eight principal deities of the Kagyé mandala, there are five wisdom deities who represent the enlightened body, speech, mind, qualities and activity of all the Buddhas and three semi-worldly or worldly deities.

The Deities of Kagyé are composed of the Five Wisdom Deities and the Three Worldly Deities:

1. Yamantaka (enlightened body);
2. Hayagriva (enlightened speech);
3. Yangdak Heruka (enlightened mind);
4. Chemchok (enlightened qualities);
5. Vajrakilaya (enlightened activity);
6. Mamo Bötong;
7. Jikten Chötö;
8. Möpa Drakngak;

Source: Academia: Nechung: The Ritual History and Institutionalization of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector Deity

The “Eight Transmitted Precepts” or “Eight Sadhana Teachings” [bka-brgyad; or: sgrub pa bka' brgyad] are associated with the the “Eight Awareness-holders” [rig 'dzin brgyad]:

1. the Yamāntaka cycle (associated with Mañjuśrīmitra ['jam dpal bshes gnyen];
2. the Hayagrīva cycle (associated with Nāgārjuna [klu sgrub];
3. the Viśuddha cycle (associated with Vajrahūṃkāra [rdo rje hūṃ mdzad];
4. the Vajrāmṛta cycle (associated with Vimalamitra [dri med bshes gnyen];
5. the Vajrakīlāya cycle (associated with Prabhahasti ['od kyi glang po];
6. the Mātara cycle (associated with Dhanasaṃskṛta [nor gyi legs sbyar];
7. the Lokastotrapujanātha cycle; an (associated with Guhyacandra [zla gsang];
8. the Mantrabhīru cycle (associated with Śāntigarbha [zhi ba'i snying po].

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Heruka, Proclamation, Practice, Deity, Sadhana.

Full-text (+40): Kagye, Hayagriva, Vajrakilaya, Mantrabhiru, Yamantaka, Mopa drakngak, Jikten Choto, Mamo Botong, sgrub pa bka' brgyad, Lokastotrapuja, Guhyacandra, Matara, Lokastotrapujanatha, Dhanasamskrita, Shantigarbha, Vishuddha, yang dag thugs, nor gyi legs sbyar, Rambuguhyadevacandra, Vajramrita.

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