Chakrasamvara: Unusual Forms

There are as many as fifty different Chakrasamvara traditions in Tibetan Buddhism. A number of the deity forms are the same between the traditions but also may of the forms are different and varied in both large and small ways. The three most famous traditions are those of Luipa, Krishnacharin and Ghantapa followed by maitrpa, Mitra Yogin and Abhakara Gupta.

Unusual Types & Traditions:
Abhidana & Dakarnava
Advayavajra
Dhutaguna, Kambalapada Tradition
Donkey-faced
Samvara Lokeshvara (Mitra Yogin)
Samvarodaya
Shat Chakravarti
Solitary Complex
'Tong Drel' Tradition
Vajradaka (Four Faces, Six Arms)
Vajrasattva Chakrasamvara
White Chakrasamvara

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