Guru Rinpoche 8 Emanatation or Padmasambhav has many forms including an important set of eight that are depicted in Tantric art. He is seated on a lotus with a red cap, the legs crossed, the right hand holding a dorje (vajra) and the left resting in his lap. He is said to be the son of Indrabhuti, another famous sage involved with the spreading of Tantra and the establishment of Vajrayana in Tibet. When battling demons of the then-prevalent shamanic Bön religion, Guru Pema -- as he came to be called -- sometimes resorted to female "manifestations" of himself, for example as the lion-headed Simhamukha. At other times, the hero himself felt that he needed certain initiations and knowledge that was possessed by Tibet’s female adepts, and he did not shrink from actually begging for it, as he does in the fascinating story of Surya Chandrasiddhi. As a true Tantric, the master initiated, made love to, and in turn was initiated by a number of ladies; and he took care that all the countries he wanted to enlighten (i.e. turn to Buddhism) were represented in his choice of women. These five partners or consorts, each of whom is regarded as an emanation/incarnation of Vajravarahi, were the following:
Belmo Sakya Devi of Nepal; the emanation of Vajravarahi's Mind Belwong Kalasiddhi of India; the emanation of Vajravarahi's Quality Mandarava of Zahor; the Dakini of Knowledge; the emanation of Vajravarahi's Body Mangala (Monmo Tashi Khye'u-'dren) of the Himalayas; emanation of Vajravarahi's Activity Yeshe Tsogyal of Tibet; the emanation of Vajravarahi's Speech
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