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Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

The Thirteen Golden Dharmas of the Tsar-system Lamdré are known in Tibetan as: tshar lugs kyi lam 'bras gser chos bcu gsum.

The three Khecarīs:

  1. Nāro Khecarī,
  2. Indra Khecarī,
  3. Maitrī Khecarī;

The three great red ones:

  1. Kurukulla,
  2. Gaṇapati,
  3. Ṭakkirāja;

The three lesser red ones:

  1. Kurukulla with a Golden Heartdrop,
  2. Red Norgyunma,
  3. Tinuma;

And last:

  1. Amāravajradevī,
  2. Red Jambala,
  3. Siṃhamukhā,
  4. Black Mañjughoṣa, and
Source: Wisdom Experience: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition

The Thirteen Golden Dharmas (Tibetan: gser chos bcu gsum) of the Sakya tradition are:

The Khecarī Trilogy (mkha' spyod skor gsum):

  1. Nāro Khecarī (nā ro mkha' spyod ma),
  2. Indra Khecarī (indra mkha' spyod ma), and
  3. Maitrī Khecarī (maitrī mkha' spyod ma),

The Greater Red Trilogy (dmar chen skor gsum);

  1. Kurukullā (ku ru ku lle),
  2. Gaṇapati (tshogs bdag), and
  3. Ṭakkirāja ('dod rgyal),

The Lesser Red Trilogy (dmar chung skor gsum):

  1. Kurukullā with a Golden Heartdrop (ku ru ku lle gser gyi snying thig can),
  2. Red Norgyunma (nor rgyun ma dmar mo), and
  3. the goddess Tinuma (lha mo ti nu ma), and

[And finally]:

  1. Chimé Dorjé Lhamo ('chi med rdo rje lha mo),
  2. Red Jambhala (dzam dmar),
  3. Siṃhamukha (seng gdong ma), and
  4. Black Mañjuśrī ('jam dpal nag po).

Multicolored Garuḍa (khyung khra) is sometimes included in the list instead of one of the other deities. The large and small Dharma protectors are Pañjaranātha and Caturmukha.

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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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