"Many of the guardian goddesses especially those of the ma mo type, are pictured as ugly women with long emaciated breasts and huge sexual organs, while only a few are said to have the lovely appearance of ' a girl who has just passed her sixteenth year of age.' " Description of one of the Tibetan protective deities, considered to be the guardians of the Buddhist Dharma.
Contents:
I - The Protective Deities. Their Classification, Appearance And Attributes
II- dPal ldan lha mo III- The group of the mGon po IV- Vaisravana, Kubera, and Jambhala V- gShin rje and related deities VI- lCam sring
VII- Pe har and companions VIII- rDo rje shugs ldan IX- Tshangs pa X- rDo rje legs pa XI- The dGe bsnyen Phying dkar ba XII- Tsi'u dmar po and the btsan demons XIII- The Tshe ring mched lnga and related goddesses XIV- Mountain deities XV- Local protective deities XVI- The dregs pa XVII- The dregs lha
XVIII-Sacrificial object and offerings XIX- Thread-crosses and thread-cross ceremonies XX- Worship of the dharmapalas XXI- Tibetan oracles. Their position, attire, feasts, and prophetic trances XXII- The State Oracle XXIII-Methods of divination XXIV- Tibetan weathermakers XXV- Destructive magic XXVI- Protection against evil XXVII-Some notes on Tibetan shamanism
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