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Core Identity and Meaning
- Translation: Known as the "Wheel of Bliss" in Tibetan (Khorlo Demchok).
- Role: A wrathful or semi-wrathful male deity representing method and great bliss.
- Union (Yab-Yum): Typically depicted embracing his consort, the wisdom dakini Vajravarahi (or Vajrayogini), symbolizing the ultimate union of skillful means (compassion) and wisdom (emptiness). You can explore more visual forms through the Himalayan Art Resources.
Iconography and Symbolism
- Body: Most commonly shown with a blue-coloured body, signifying the transformation of ignorance into dharmadhatu wisdom.
- Faces and Limbs: The classic form features four faces of different colors (blue, green, red, yellow) and twelve arms, representing the purification of the four poisons and mastery over the twelve links of dependent origination.
- Attributes: His principal hands hold a vajra and a bell while crossing at the heart in embrace; other hands hold ritual implements like a skull cup and a tiger skin.
- Practice: Introductory and advanced methods involve visualizations of the deity, mantra recitation, and meditation on clear light and emptiness as detailed in guides like Study Buddhism.
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The Cakrasamvara mostly comprises rituals and yogic practices which produce mundane siddhis (accomplishments) – such as flight – as well as the supramundane ...
