Chakrasamvara

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Chakrasamvara (Skt. Cakrasaṃvara; T. ‘khor lo bde mchog འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག་) is one of the main yidams of the Highest Yoga Tantra of the Sarma schools, and especially of its "mother tantras." Chakrasamvara is a wrathful deity who is usually depicted as blue in colour, with four faces and twelve arms, and in union with his consort Vajravarahi.[1]

The Chakrasamvara Tantra is an important tantra based on this deity.

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  1. RW icon height 18px.png Chakrasamvara, Rigpa Shedra Wiki