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The '''four female | The '''four female gatekeepers''' (Tib. སྒོ་མ་བཞི་, ''go ma shyi'', [[Wyl.]] ''sgo ma bzhi'')<noinclude>, who are counted among the [[forty-two peaceful deities]],</noinclude> are: | ||
# Ankusha (''lcags kyu ma'' or ''rta gdong ma'') also called Horse Face or Iron Hook | # Ankusha (Skt. ''Aṅkuśā''; Wyl. ''lcags kyu ma'' or ''rta gdong ma'') also called 'Horse Face' or 'Iron Hook', guarding the east gate and in union with Vijaya (or Achala?) | ||
# Pasha (''zhags pa ma'' or ''phag gdong ma'') also called Sow Face or the Noose | # Pasha (Skt. ''Pāśā''; Wyl. ''zhags pa ma'' or ''phag gdong ma'') also called 'Sow Face' or 'the Noose', guarding the south gate and in union with [[Yamantaka]] | ||
# Shrinkhala (''lcags sgrog ma'' or ''seng gdong ma'') also called Lion Face or Iron Chain | # Shrinkhala (Skt. ''Śṛṅkhalā''; Wyl. ''lcags sgrog ma'' or ''seng gdong ma'') also called 'Lion Face' or 'Iron Chain', guarding the west gate and in union with [[Hayagriva]] | ||
# Ghanta (''dril bu ma'' or ''spyang gdong ma'') also called Wolf Face or the Bell | # Ghanta (Skt. ''Ghaṇtā''; Wyl. ''dril bu ma'' or ''spyang gdong ma'') also called 'Wolf Face' or 'the Bell', guarding the north gate and in union with [[Düdtsi Yönten|Amritakundali]].<noinclude> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 18 December 2018
The four female gatekeepers (Tib. སྒོ་མ་བཞི་, go ma shyi, Wyl. sgo ma bzhi), who are counted among the forty-two peaceful deities, are:
- Ankusha (Skt. Aṅkuśā; Wyl. lcags kyu ma or rta gdong ma) also called 'Horse Face' or 'Iron Hook', guarding the east gate and in union with Vijaya (or Achala?)
- Pasha (Skt. Pāśā; Wyl. zhags pa ma or phag gdong ma) also called 'Sow Face' or 'the Noose', guarding the south gate and in union with Yamantaka
- Shrinkhala (Skt. Śṛṅkhalā; Wyl. lcags sgrog ma or seng gdong ma) also called 'Lion Face' or 'Iron Chain', guarding the west gate and in union with Hayagriva
- Ghanta (Skt. Ghaṇtā; Wyl. dril bu ma or spyang gdong ma) also called 'Wolf Face' or 'the Bell', guarding the north gate and in union with Amritakundali.