LC control no. | n 2021244731 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Hevajra (Buddhist deity) |
Variant(s) | Kye-rdo-rje (Buddhist deity) Kevajra (Buddhist deity) |
Field of activity | Tantric Buddhism |
Found in | Saroruhavajra's Hevajra-Lineage, 2020: title page (Hevajra) Britannica (website), viewed on December 8, 2021 (Hevajra, Tibetan Kye-rdo-rje, Mongolian Kevajra, in northern Buddhism, a fierce protective deity, the yab-yum (in union with his female consort, Nairatmya) form of the fierce protective deity Heruka. Hevajra is a popular deity in Tibet, where he belongs to the yi-dam (tutelary, or guardian, deity) class; his worship is the subject of the Hevajra Tantra) <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hevajra> |
Invalid LCCN | sh 91003477 |