Exploring Red Dakini Vajrayogini in Buddhist Tantra

Ekajati, also known as Blue Tara or Ugra Tara, is one of the fierce goddesses in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition

Heruka

(

Sanskrit

:

हेरुक

,

hērūka

;

Standard Tibetan

:

ཁྲག་འཐུང

Wylie

:

khrag 'thung

) 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 are called

Wisdom Kings

.