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Buddha Heruka

Heruka is a principal Deity (Tantric Buddha) of Mother Tantra, who is the embodiment of indivisible bliss and emptiness.

Heruka has a blue-coloured body, four faces, and twelve arms, and embraces his consort Vajravarahi. These two are not two different entities, as an ordinary husband and wife are two different people; in reality, their divine embrace symbolizes the union of great bliss and emptiness, which are one and the same essence.

For the practice of Heruka, see the book Essence of Vajrayana and the CD Songs of the Vajra Father.