Shinje

deity Tibetan Buddhist single tradition · 1

Shinje is a monstrous figure in Tibetan Buddhism, associated with Yama Dharmaraja. In the popular mandala of the Bhavachakra, all of the realms of life are depicted between the jaws or in the arms of Shinje. Shinje is sometimes shown with a consort, Chamundi, or a sister, Yami, and sometimes pursued by Yamantaka (conqueror of death).

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enemy of
Yamantaka
sibling of
Yami
consort of
Chamundi
co occurs with
Yama Dharmaraja

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“In the popular mandala of the Bhavachakra, all of the realms of life are depicted between the jaws or in the arms of a monstrous Shinje. Shinje is sometimes shown with a consort, Chamundi, or a sister, Yami, and sometimes pursued by Yamantaka (conqueror of death).”

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