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The meditational deity Hayagriva ‘Very Secret’ (Tamdrin Yang Sang) is possibly derived from the Nyingma ‘Kama or Terma’ traditions but it seems to be found in lineage and practice only in the Sakya Tradition and the Sera monastery of the Gelug tradition.

"To the Dharma body of all conquerors of the Lotus Lineage,
Vajra body of the Dharma Lord Amitabha,
In a raging great form, emanating from Avalokiteshvara;
Homage to Hayagriva, neighing like a horse." (Nyingma Liturgical Text).

Hayagriva 'Very Secret' Lineage from India: Vajradhara, Mahadeva, Nyi Od Dragpa, Dawa Nagpo, Shridhara Krashu, Nyen Lotsawa Dharma Drag, Khau Chokyi Gyaltsen, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158), etc.

Jeff Watt 2-2017 [updated 8-2017, 5-2025]

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Bibliography:

The Cults of Peaceful and Wrathful Avalokitesvara at Sera Monastery. Jose Ignacio Cabezon. University of California, Santa Barbara. Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin) and Modern Society. Proceedings of the Fifth Chung-Hwa International Conference on Buddhism. Edited nu William, Magee and Yi-hsun Huang. 2007.