Ekajaṭī

THE SHARPEST SINGLE ABSENCE IN THIS LANE. The Nyingma school names three root protectors: Ekajati guards the speech of the Buddha, Za Rahula the mind, Dorje Legpa the body. THE CORPUS HELD THE SECOND AND THE THIRD AND NOT THE FIRST. Two of three, in a key of nine records, with no indication anywhere in the corpus that a third existed - which is what this programme's twice-run sweep is for. TYPE deity IS THE NEAREST CATEGORY THIS SCHEMA HAS AND THE TRADITION DOES NOT USE IT; lane 26 escalated this and nothing is decided here.

Domains

• dharma protection
• guardianship of mantra
• nyingma practice

Relations

• of the three nyingma root protectors with: Za Rahula
• of the three nyingma root protectors with: Dorje Legpa

Sources

• Reference treatment of the three root protectors of the Nyingma school - Rahula, Ekajati and Dorje Legpa - who function as its essential protectors: Ekajati safeguards the mantras of the Buddha, that is the speech of the Buddha; Rahula secures the wisdom revelations, the mind of the Buddha; and Dorje Legpa protects the termas, the body of the Buddha; the Three Roots of Nyingma and Kagyu literature are the lama, the yidam and the protector, who may be a khandroma (dakini) or a dharmapala; Vajrakilaya is honoured as one of the Eight Heruka deities of the Nyingma school and as a fierce emanation of Vajrasattva, representing the pure untainted mind of all buddhas.