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Subject: Thirteen Golden Dharmas List

Thirteen Golden Dharmas Page

Subjects, Topics & Types:

Three Red Ones:
1. Vajrayogini of Naropa (Chakrasamvara cycle of Tantras)
2. Vajrayogini of Indrabhuti (Chakrasamvara)
3. Vajrayogini of Maitripa (Chakrasamvara)

The Three Great Red Ones:
4. Kurukulla (Hevajra Tantra)
5. Takkiraja (Guhyasamaja Tantra)
6. Maharakta Ganapati (Chakrasamvara)

The Three Small Red Ones
7. Kurukulla-Tara (Vajrapanjara Tantra)
8. Red Vasudhara (Chakrasamvara)
9. Tinuma (Chakrasamvara)

Four Miscellaneous Deities:
10. Black Manjushri
11. Shabala Garuda (Kalachakra Tantra)
12. Simhanada Lokeshvara (Simhanada Dharani Tantra)
13. Red Jambhala (Chakrasamvara)

Different traditions of the Thirteen Golden Dharmas have developed of the years and several alternate deities have been added and used to substitute for some of the Four Miscellaneous deities above.

Alternate Deities:
- Simhamukha Dakini (Chakrasamvara)
- Amaravajradevi (Chakrasamvara)
- Buddha Amitayus
- Others...

Video: Thirteen Golden Dharmas

Jeff Watt 3-2020