MYSTIC TALES OF LÃMÃ TÃRÃNÃTHA

Tāntrika, Further Virūpa gave instructions to Dombi-Herukā. It is known in Tibet

that he is identical with the ācārya of this name. But, it seems he was a king in the eastern
laying country of Tripura (p. 34). The ācārya went and gave Abhiseka and Upadeśa to
the king who meditated on his Tattva and got the second grade of knowledge. He recognized that he
could make exorcism and as a proof worked on a Mudrikā who was of the Hetaera
class. She become his Padmini. This became known to the public who said the
king’s family was disgraced. He was driven out of his kingdom by the minister
and subjects. As he practiced Vidyā-asceticism, wandered in woods and fields and therefore
got the name of Dombi. Thus, Dombi is one who goes with a Hetaera. Later,
there was famine in the kingdom, and the virtuous king with her Śakti riding as a
tigress standing on a She-Yak and himself sewed with poisonous snakes came
there. The people recognized that he had become a Siddha. They became his
disciples. They became Tāntrikas and acquird Siddhis (pp. 34-35).
Further, in a country called Rādha commonly called Rāda, there lived a king who
did lots of injury to the religion of Buddha, but was very much afraid of tigers and
serpents. The
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