Cakrasaṃvara

E845430

Buddhist deity tantric meditational deity yidam

Cakrasaṃvara is a central tantric meditational deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially prominent in the highest yoga tantra practices of Tibetan traditions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cakrasaṃvara canonical	3
Cakrasamvara	1
Heruka Cakrasaṃvara	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9979432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cakrasaṃvara
Context triple: [Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, primaryTantricDeitySystems, Cakrasaṃvara]

A. Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
B. Tabo Monastery
Tabo Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic mud-brick temples and exquisite wall paintings.
C. Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
D. Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
E. Pangboche Monastery
Pangboche Monastery is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal’s Khumbu region, revered as a spiritual and cultural center for the Sherpa people near Mount Everest.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cakrasaṃvara
Target entity description: Cakrasaṃvara is a central tantric meditational deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially prominent in the highest yoga tantra practices of Tibetan traditions.

A. Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
B. Tabo Monastery
Tabo Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic mud-brick temples and exquisite wall paintings.
C. Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
D. Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
E. Pangboche Monastery
Pangboche Monastery is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal’s Khumbu region, revered as a spiritual and cultural center for the Sherpa people near Mount Everest.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deity ⓘ tantric meditational deity ⓘ yidam ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration	Cakrasamvara ⓘ linked to: Cakrasaṃvara Chakrasamvara ⓘ linked to: Chakrasamvara tantra
associatedPlace	Vajrayoginī sacred sites ⓘ twenty-four sacred tantric sites (pīṭha) ⓘ
associatedWith	Anuttarayoga Tantra ⓘ Guhyasamāja Tantra ⓘ Heruka ⓘ Hevajra Tantra ⓘ linked to: Hevajra tantra bliss-emptiness realization ⓘ highest yoga tantra ⓘ subjugation of worldly deities ⓘ transformation of desire into wisdom ⓘ
centralText	Cakrasaṃvara Tantra ⓘ linked to: Chakrasamvara tantra Laghusaṃvara Tantra ⓘ Śrī Cakrasaṃvara Tantra ⓘ linked to: Chakrasamvara tantra
function	method for attaining buddhahood ⓘ yogic deity for completion stage practice ⓘ yogic deity for generation stage practice ⓘ
goalOfPractice	attainment of full enlightenment in one lifetime ⓘ realization of great bliss and emptiness ⓘ
hasMandalas	five-deity Cakrasaṃvara maṇḍala ⓘ sixty-two-deity Cakrasaṃvara maṇḍala ⓘ linked to: Chakrasamvara tantra thirteen-deity Cakrasaṃvara maṇḍala ⓘ
holdsAttribute	bell ⓘ chopper (kartṛkā) ⓘ khaṭvāṅga staff ⓘ skull cup ⓘ vajra ⓘ
iconographicFeature	blue body ⓘ embracing consort in yab-yum ⓘ four faces ⓘ standing on Bhairava and Kālī ⓘ twelve arms ⓘ wrathful expression ⓘ
identifiedAs	Heruka Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ linked to: Cakrasaṃvara
importantLineage	Gelug tradition ⓘ linked to: Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism Kagyu tradition ⓘ linked to: Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism Nyingma eclectic practices ⓘ Sakya tradition ⓘ linked to: Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
meaningOfName	Wheel of Supreme Bliss ⓘ
primaryConsort	Vajravārāhī ⓘ linked to: Vajravarahi Vajrayoginī ⓘ linked to: Vajravarahi
prominentIn	Newar Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
religion	Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana
sanskritName	Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ
tantraClass	mother tantra ⓘ
tibetanName	Khorlo Demchok ⓘ linked to: Demchok
tibetanWylie	’khor lo bde mchog ⓘ
wears	bone ornaments ⓘ garland of severed heads ⓘ tiger-skin loincloth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → primaryTantricDeitySystems → Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ

Demchok → sanskritName → Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ

Cakrasaṃvara → sanskritName → Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ

Cakrasaṃvara → alternativeTransliteration → Cakrasamvara ⓘ

linked to: Cakrasaṃvara

Cakrasaṃvara → identifiedAs → Heruka Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ