Heruka

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Heruka (Sanskrit: हेरुक, 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.

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