A class of fully awakened nonhuman beings, especially the chief eight among them.

A set of eight esoteric deities. According to The Root Manual of the Rites of Mañjuśrī, they are Cakravartyuṣṇīṣa, Abhyudgatoṣṇīṣa, Sitātapatra, Jayoṣṇīṣa, Kamaloṣṇīṣa, Vijayoṣṇīṣa, Tejorāśi, and Unnatoṣṇīṣa. There are, however, different sets with other names included.