DHARMAPALAS
Tibetan Tutelary Deities
The Daring Defenders of Dharma!
These are eight Tibetan Monster Gods whose job is to install fear and terror into evil spirits.
Fully paid-up members of the Bodhisattvas brotherhood, these compassionate soldiers of love run around like a team of crime-busting heroes, protecting the faith by all means necessary.
This can occasionally involve a tiny bit of scourging, stabbing and screaming. So, they are hideously good.
The gang includes sweet little Mahakala, Palden Lhamo, Shinje, Hayagriva and Beg-Tse.
Dharmapalas Facts and Figures
Name: Dharmapalas
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names:
Gender: Male and female
Type: Deities
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present
Role:
In charge of: Patronage
Area of expertise: Tutelary, Patronage
Good/Evil Rating: GOOD, quite approachable
Popularity index: 4422
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Article last revised on September 20, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.