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Zoltán Cser's avatar

Dear Tsering! as I know, but my knowledge is limited, the Kalacajókra Thrul Kohor also derives from Virupa.

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Tsering Dorji's avatar

Mine too. No, it would not be accurate to say that the Trulkhors associated with the Kālacakra Tantra and Ṣaḍaṅga Yoga are derived from Virūpa or the Amṛtasiddhi tradition. In fact, Taranatha even suggests—though this is highly debatable—that Virūpa’s Amṛtasiddhi teachings themselves originated from the Kālacakra Tantra. The text I referenced in this post illustrates how practices from one tradition can be adopted into another under a different name and title. Although the text is titled Kālacakra Trulkhor and opens with an homage to Śrī Kālacakra, it appears to be a rendering of the Amrtasiddhi thirty-two Trulkhuor.

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