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1. Boord, Martin (1993) Cult of the Deity Vajrakila Institute of Buddhist Studies ISBN:0-9515424-3-5; p. 5
2. A Scripture of the Ancient Tantra Collection: The Phur-pa bcu-gnyis by Robert Mayer Kindsdale Publications, 1996. ISBN:1-870838-52-1 pg 165
3. A Scripture of the Ancient Tantra Collection: The Phur-pa bcu-gnyis by Robert Mayer Kindsdale Publications, 1996. ISBN:1-870838-52-1 pg 165-6
4. Triunes that are metonymic of the ananda-chakra (Tib. gankyil; the trishula; triratna; the heavenly, earthly and hellish realms; three eyes, third eye; trimurti; trikaya; the directionality of left, middle, right and forward, stationary, backwards; past, present, future; polarities and their synthesis; upperworld or akash, middleworld or dharti and underworld or patal, etc.
5. Cantwell, Cathy & Mayer, Robert (2008) Early Tibetan Documents on Phur pa from Dunhuang. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften ISBN:3-7001-6100-X (Accompanying disc entitled "Images of Dunhunag manuscripts from the Stein Collection in London" contains 60 JPEG-images)
6. "phyag mtshan" (in en). 2005. http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/phyag_mtshan. 
7. Embodied Nirmanakaya buddhas and sambhogakaya deities are attributed with kīla.
8. A working kīla has the face(s), pommel and hilt bound (depending on the nature of the kīla) with fabric [often green according to Müller-Ebelling, et al. (2002)] and in this binding rite Vajrakilaya is installed in the tool as a Nirmanakaya manifestation, by association the tool accesses all three realms of the Trikaya.
9. Das, Sarat Chandra (1902) Tibetan-English Dictionary with Sanskrit Synonyms. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, p. 37
10. Herein resides the rationale why the centrality of the kīla has often been overlooked by the observer and the scholar, as the kīla may not be a tool ostensibly engaged in a particular rite but is actualized on the principal altar away from all the 'action'.
11. These naga are often considered to be Nagaraja and Nagarani: the divine Nāga couple who rule the underworld or underwater world.
12. Jhankris may be understood as individuals who have a 'calling' to work with the kīla and are mostly of non-hereditary lineages of kīla workers.
13. Gubajus may be understood as the priests, astrologers and healers amongst the Newari people of the Kathmandu Valley. Their purba traditions are of hereditary lineages which may be considered castes.
14. (accessed: Monday, February 26, 2007) http://www.himalayanshamans.com/
15. "yang dag he ru ka" (in en). 2005. http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/yang_dag_he_ru_ka. 
16. "sgrim pa" (in en). 2005. http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/sgrim_pa. 
17. Karma Lingpa, Terton (January 30, 2007). The Tibetan Book of the Dead (First Complete ed.). Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0143104940. 
18. Three vajra: Body (Head), Voice (Throat), Mind (Heart), Qualities (solar plexus), Activities (secret place).
19. Boord, Martin (1993) Cult of the Deity Vajrakila Institute of Buddhist Studies ISBN:0-9515424-3-5; p. 107
20. Boord, Martin (1993) Cult of the Deity Vajrakila Institute of Buddhist Studies ISBN:0-9515424-3-5; p. 223
21. A Scripture of the Ancient Tantra Collection: The Phur-pa bcu-gnyis by Robert Mayer Kindsdale Publications, 1996. ISBN:1-870838-52-1 pg 103
22. A Bolt of Lightning From The Blue by Martin J. Boord. Edition Khordong, 2002. ISBN:3-936372-00-4 pg xiii
23. Review of the Cult of the Deity Vajrakila by Herbert Guenther. Journal of the American Oriental Society 117.3 (1997) pgs 620-621
24. Beer, Robert (1999). The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs (Hardcover). Shambhala. ISBN:1-57062-416-X, ISBN:978-1-57062-416-2, p.246. Source: [1] (accessed: Sunday March 22, 2009)
25. The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha Rigpa Shedra Wiki http://www.rigpawiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Vajrakilaya
26. some information: The special transmission of Vajrakilaya practice held by Sakya Trizin, which can be traced back to Khön Nagendrarakshita, a direct disciple of Guru Rinpoche Rigpa Shedra Wiki http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Kh%C3%B6n_Family_Lineage_of_Vajrakilaya
27. des Jardins, Jean-Marc (April 2012). "The records of Tshul khrims mchog rgyal on the Black Phur pa cycle of the Tibetan Bon pos". Revue d'Études Tibétaines no. 23: 175. http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/ret/pdf/ret_23_07.pdf. 
28. see section Princess Sakyadevi http://www.dharmafellowship.org/library/essays/women-buddhas.htm
29. see section 6. Great Enlightenment http://www.dharmafellowship.org/biographies/historicalsaints/lord-padmasambhava.htm
30. Assemblage of Sugatas explanation http://www.rangjung.com/gl/Kabgye.htm#AssemblageofSugatas
31. Yeshe Tsogyal a brief biography http://www.rangjung.com/authors/Yeshe_Tsogyal.htm