Buddhist Deity: Kurukulla Study Topics

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Kurukulla Iconography

Study Topics:
1. Faces & Arms
2. Colours
3. Compendiums Texts & Sources
4. Names
5. Siddha Tradition & Lineage
6. Four Classes of Tantra

1. Faces & Arms:
- One Face & Two Arms
- One Face & Four Arms
- One Face & Six Arms
- One Face & Eight Arms
- Others...

2. Colours:
- Red
- White

3. Compendiums Texts & Sources

4-5. Names & Traditions:
- Sarma Tradition
--- Kurukulla Entity
--- Kurukulla-Hevajra
--- Kurukulla-Tara
--- Tara Kurukulla (Five Deity Mandala)
- Nyingma Tradition
---'Revealed Treasure' Kurukulla

6. Four Classes of Tantra:
- Kriya
- Charya (N/A)
- Yoga (N/A)
- Yoganiruttara (Anuttarayoga)

7. Miscellaneous Topics:
- Mandala Configurations
- Kurukulla as Consort/Retinue
- Kurukulla-like Forms (Bon, others)
- Others...

Jeff Watt 6-2022

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