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Subject: Winged Deities List

Winged Deities Page

List Of Winged Deities:

Bon Deities:
- Kyung
- Lhago Topa
- Magyu Sangchog Tartug
- Purba Drugse Chempa
- Walchen Gekho
- Werma Nyinya
- Others...

Buddhist Deities: Nyingma Tradition:
- Hayagriva, Padma Ishvara
- Garuda
- Heruka, Guhyagarbha & Terma Tradition
- Mahottara Heruka
- Eight Pronouncement Heruka:
-- 1. Yamari (Manjushri Krodha) - body - Manjushrimitra.
-- 2. Hayagriva - speech - Nagarjuna.
-- 3. Samputa - mind - Humkara.
-- 4. Vajramrita - quality - Vimalamitra.
-- 5. Vajrakila - activity - Padmasambhava.
-- 6. Mamo Botong (Matarah) - Dhanasamskrita.
-- 7. Jigten Choto (Lokastotrapuja) - Rambuguhya.
-- 8. Mopa Dranag (Vajramantrabhiru) - Shantigarbha.
- Panjara Mahakala (Padmasambhava, Khon Lu'i Sungwa)
- Shri Devi, Uddhata Vajra Paksha (Padmasambhava, Nyangral)
- Others...

Sarma Traditions:
- Chakrasamvara (Indrabhuti, Bari Lotsawa)
- Garuda (Naropa, Rechung)
- Hayagriva, Garuda Pakshim (Atisha Tradition)
- Kakamukha Mahakala
- Others...

Videos:
- Garuda: King of Birds
-
Black Garuda
- Winged Deities
- Bird Deities of the Himalayas
- Hayagriva with Wings

Jeff Watt 8-2014 [updated 6-2017, 11-2020]

(The images below are only a selection of subjects chosen from the links above).