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:''Heruka is also a name for the deity of the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra.'' Heruka (Sanskrit; ), is the name of a category of wrathful deities, enlightened beings in Vajrayana Buddhism that adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. In East Asia, these were called Wisdom Kings. Herukas represent the embodiment of indivisible bliss and emptiness. They appear as Iṣṭha-devatā () or meditational deities for tantric sādhanā, usually placed in a mandala and often appearing in Yab-Yum. ==Derivation and meaning of the term== The name "Heruka" is made up of the prefix "he-" meaning "hey!" and "ruka", a rich term implying many levels of subtle meaning - richness, royalty, etc. It is linked to the Sanskrit word "Rc" which is where the name "Rgveda" comes from. The Sanskrit term Heruka was translated into both Chinese and Tibetan as "blood drinker," which scholar Ronald Davidson calls "curious," speculating that the nonliteral translation derived from an association the term has with cremation grounds and 'charnel grounds' (Sanskrit: śmāśāna) (which absorb the blood of the dead).〔''Indian Esoteric Buddhism'' by Ronald Davidson. pg 213〕 Sanskrit terms for blood drinker include ''asrikpa'', reflecting a Sanskrit word for blood (''asrik''),〔''A Sanskrit-English dictionary'' By Monier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann, Carl Cappeller. ISBN 81-206-0369-9 pg 121〕 and ''raktapa'', ''raktapayin'', or ''rakshasa'', derived from an alternate root term for blood (''rakta'').〔''A Sanskrit-English dictionary'' By Monier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann, Carl Cappeller. ISBN 81-206-0369-9 pg 861〕 Unlike the Chinese and Tibetan (''Tratung'', wylie: ''khrag 'thung'') terms used to translate it, the Sanskrit term heruka does not literally mean blood drinker, although the fact that it was rendered as such into two other languages strongly suggests an according Indian interpretive etymology.〔''The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Śrī Heruka): A Study and Annotated Translation''. by David B. Gray, Columbia University: 2007 pg 40 n. 124〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heruka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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