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Om svasti!

The Seven Dharma Kings of Shambhala and the Twenty-five Vidyadharas (the Thirty-two)

by

Katog Tsewang Norbu (1698-1755)



The Seven Dharma Kings of Shambhala

1. Chandrabhadra, an emanation of Vajrapani. 51901, 15448
2. Lhawang Chogyal, an emanation of Kshitigarbha. 51902
3. the third Dharma King, Zijichen, an emanation of Yamantaka. 51903
4. the fourth Dharma King, Chandradatta, emanation of Nivarana-Vishkhambhin. 51904
5. the fifth Dharma King, Devishvara, an emanation of Prajnantaka. 51905,
6. the sixth Dharma King, Vishvarupa, an emanation of Padmantaka.
7. the seventh Dharma King, Sureshana, an emanation of Akashagarbha. 51907,

The Twenty-five Vidyadharas

1. the powerful vidyadhara, Manjukirti (Yashas), an emanation of Manjushri. 51909,
2. the second vidyadhara, Pundarika, an emanation of Avalokita. 51910, 89986, 51824
3. the third vidyadhara, Bhadra, an emanation of Yamari. 51911
4. the fourth vidyadhara, Vijaya, an emanation of Samantabhadra. 51912
5. the fifth vidyadhara, Mitrabhadra, an emanation of Lodro Mizapa. 51913
6. the sixth vidyadhara, Raktapani, an emanation of Ushnisha Chakravartin. 694, 51825, 51914
7. the seventh vidyadhara, Kyabjug Bepa, an emanation of Akasha Dzo. 51915
8. the eighth vidyadhara, Rasmikirti, an emanation of Vighnantaka. 51916
9. the ninth vidyadhara, Shintu Zang, an emanation of of Vajrapani. 51917
10. the tenth vidyadhara, Samudra Vijaya, an emanation of Mati Sagara. 51918
11. the eleventh vidyadhara, Gyal Ka, an emanation of Prajnantaka.
12. the twelfth vidyadhara, Surya, an emanation of Vajragarbha.
13. the thirteenth vidyadhara, Vishvarupa, an emanation of Padmantaka.
14. the fourteenth vidyadhara, Chandraprabha, an emanation of Maitreya.
15. the fifteenth vidyadhara, Ananta, an emanation of Tuchen.
16. the sixteenth vidyadhara, Sakyong, an emanation of Mahabala.
17. the seventeenth vidyadhara, Paljor, an emanation of Chandraprabha.
18. the eighteenth vidyadhara, Simha, an emanation of Jalandhara.
19. the nineteenth vidyadhara, Namnon, an emanation of Achala. 51919, 15446
20. the twentieth vidyadhara, Mahabala, an emanation of Amitabha.
21. the twenty-first vidyadhara, Magagpa, an emanation of Takkiraja.
22. the twenty-second vidyadhara, Narasimha, an emanation of Pobpa Tseg.
23. the twenty-third vidyadhara, Maheshvara, an emanation of Nila Ishvara.
24. the twenty-fourth vidyadhara, Ananta Vijaya, an emanation of Nudze Gyalpo. 305, 51932
25. the twenty-fifth vidyadhara, Dragpo Korlochen, an emanation of Manjushri. 51935, 15452
Mangalam!

(From the miscellaneous works of Katog Tsewang Norbu, pages 232-233. Translated by Jeff Watt, July 17th 2009, draft version).


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