Yogambara
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Yogambara is a tutelary deity
in Tibetan Buddhism
belonging to the Wisdom-mother class of the Anuttarayoga tantra
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It was made famous in the Vajravali text of the Indian Pandita Abhayakaragupta
and through the tradition of Marpa
and Ngog lotsawa.
Semi-wrathful in appearance, he is dark blue in colour, and has three faces, blue, white and red.
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
in Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
belonging to the Wisdom-mother class of the Anuttarayoga tantra
Tantra
Tantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
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It was made famous in the Vajravali text of the Indian Pandita Abhayakaragupta
Abhayakaragupta
Abhayākaragupta was born in the city of Gaur, West Bengal, in Eastern India, and is thought to have flourished in the late 11th-early 12th century CE, and died in 1125....
and through the tradition of Marpa
Marpa Lotsawa
Marpa Lotsawa , sometimes known fully as Lhodak Marpa Choski Lodos or commonly as Marpa the Translator, was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, including the teachings and lineages of Vajrayana and Mahamudra.-Biography:Born as...
and Ngog lotsawa.
Semi-wrathful in appearance, he is dark blue in colour, and has three faces, blue, white and red.