檢視 Heruka 赫魯迦／嘿嚕嘎／飲血尊的原始碼

The '''heruka''' (Tib. ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་, [[Wyl.]] ''he ru ka'') is another name for wrathful deity. In the [[Nyingma]] tradition the term is often used to refer specifically to [[Chemchok Heruka]] or [[Yangdak]].

==Definition==
According to a [[tantra]]:

:''He'' stands for great compassion. 
:''Ru'' means the absence of gathering. 
:''Ka'' means not abiding in anything whatsoever.<ref>Quoted in [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], ''[[Yeshe Saldrön]]''.</ref>

In the ''[[Zindri]]'', [[Khenpo Ngakchung]] says that, according to [[Patrul Rinpoche]], heruka means "one in whom absolute space (''he'') and [[primordial wisdom]] (''ka'') are united (''ru'')."<ref>Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), p. 275.</ref>

In the Nyingma tradition, it is used as a general name for (male) wrathful deities. In the [[sarma]] schools of Tibetan Buddhism, [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]] and [[Geluk]], heruka generally refers to [[Chakrasamvara]] and other chief deities of the mandalas of the [[Mother Tantras]]. The term Heruka can also be used to denote a realized tantric practicioner. <Ref> [[Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], Togden Shakya Shri, The Life and Liberation of a Tibetan Yogi', Shang Shung Publications, 2009, page 243.</Ref>

==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
*[[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Light of Wisdom, Vol. 1'' (Hong Kong: Rangjung Yeshe, 1999), p.64-65 & 170.

==External Links==
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/herukatypes/index.html Heruka Outline page at Himalayan Art]

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