Deities of the three seats: Difference between revisions

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The forty-two deities peaceful deities of the three seats (Tib. den sum tsangwé kyilkhor) or categories are as follows,

The aggregates (skandhas) and elements (dhatu) are the seats of the five male and five female buddhas--the seat of the buddhas
the sense faculties and their objects are the seats of the eight male together with the eight female bodhisattvas and the six munis--the seat of the bodhisattvas
the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the four male and the four female gatekeepers who are in a wrathful form but part of the forty-two peaceful deities--the seat of the wrathful deities

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 *The [[aggregates]] (''skandhas'') and [[elements]] (''dhatu'') are the seats of the five [[five male buddhas|male]] and five [[five female buddhas|female buddhas]]--'''the seat of the buddhas'''
 *the sense faculties and their objects are the seats of the eight [[eight bodhisattvas|male]] together with the eight [[eight female bodhisattvas|female bodhisattvas]] and the [[six munis]]--'''the seat of the bodhisattvas'''
-*the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the [[Four male gate keepers|four male]] and the [[four female gate keepers]] who are in a wrathful form but part of the [[forty-two peaceful deities]]--'''the seat of the wrathful deities'''
+*the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the [[Four male gatekeepers|four male]] and the [[four female gatekeepers]] who are in a wrathful form but part of the [[forty-two peaceful deities]]--'''the seat of the wrathful deities'''
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