Rahula (Tibetan: za du, kyab jug): wrathful worldly protector of the Nyingmapa Treasure Tradition.
The name Rahula belongs to three important figures in Buddhist iconography. The (1) first use is as the proper name for the biological son, Rahula, of Gautama - Shakyamuni Buddha. The (2) second use of the name is for the Indian cosmological deity Rahu, the deification of the phenomenon of an eclipse. The (3) third use of Rahula is for the horrific Nyingma protector deity, wrathful, with nine heads and a giant face on the belly. It is likely that the depiction of this Buddhist protector is a Tibetan creation and not linked to any Sanskrit literature or Indian religious tradition. Aside from these three uses of the name there were also numerous Indian pandits and siddhas with the name Rahula, Rahula Bhadra, Rahula Gupta, etc. (See the Rahula Outline Page).
Rahula (Tibetan: kyab jug): is one of the 'Three Treasure Protectors' of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan protector deity is based on the Indian deity Rahula, an ancient Indian god, a demi-god, of the cosmos, related to the eclipse of the sun, moon and other planets. In the ancient tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma) Rahula became popular as a protector of the 'revealed treasure' teachings (terma). In Buddhist depictions he is portrayed with the lower body of a coiled serpent spirit (naga) and the upper body with four arms, nine heads, adorned with a thousand eyes. In the middle of the stomach is one large wrathful face. The face in the stomach, belly, is actually the face and head of Rahula. The nine stacked heads depicted above are the nine planets that Rahula has eclipsed, or rather literally swallowed, eaten and now symbolically appear on top of his own face and insatiable mouth. At the crown of the stack of all the heads is the head of a black raven.
Although sometimes found in various Kagyu Schools and occasionally in the Gelug especially when associated with a particular Nyingma 'Terma' adopted by that tradition. Generally speaking the protector deity Rahula remains essentially a Nyingma Tradition practice associated with the Revealed Treasure Tradition and not commonly found in most of the other Tibetan Buddhist Schools. Rahula in the Nyingma form as a protector is almost unheard of in the Sakya Tradition and related schools.
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罗睺罗（热乎啦，惹呼啦，喇呼拉）
罗睺罗是金刚手大势至的化身。在金刚乘，尤其在早期金刚乘中有许多成就法文献。在 《多头乌鸦能渡秘密王格冈若噶蒂经.刺心黑续》中也有叙述。莲花生在驻锡密林尸坟时，出现风火交加等状，发掘之下，出现一个毒蛇加封的漆革匣，发现内装成就法。与此同时，突然来了一个双手沾满鲜血、身骑恶狼的人， 说：“我是被阿聞黎史桑哈驯服的，现在做你的护法神。”如愿委以密宗护法神。成就法文献伏藏地下，后经伏藏师莲花生顺缘掘藏，公布于世。在宁玛派和格鲁派中，此神非同小可。
以上摘自《藏传佛教神明图谱 护法神》P90
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罗睺罗（热乎啦，惹呼啦，喇呼拉）护法，又名毗纽天、罗睺星。据说是金刚手所化现。上躯现人形，下体为龙身。九头及腹面各具三目，头戴五颅冠，顶部饰有鸦首。身披人皮，腰围虎皮。袒胸露腹，狰狞可怖。四臂前二手拉弓射箭，右手上持蛇索，左手执海怪拐杖，升腾于血海云峰之中。据称若干年以前，一位在深山修行的仙人受国王邀请入宫传法，朝中奸侫诬其与诸妃有染。国王一时不察，将仙人与四妃驱至荒山以火焚烧。诸妃悲愤投火，仙人见此惨状，一念瞋生而化为异类，后被莲花生大士降伏，成为藏传佛教宁玛派三大不共护法之一。（以上摘自“龘藏”）
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编号:Har0310
中文名称:二臂热乎啦
英文名称:Rahula
标签:护法 热乎啦
面数:9
主脸脸型:忿怒相
脸色:紫
主脸眼数:3
头饰:鸟
手数:2
手持物:轮盘 套索
翅膀:否
特殊下半身:龙（蛇）
姿态:站姿
身色:紫
特殊身饰:脸 眼
双身:否
