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The '''four female gatekeepers''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgo ma bzhi'')<noinclude>, who are counted among the [[forty-two peaceful deities]],</noinclude> are: | 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 (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?) | # 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?) | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 11 June 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. Śriṅkhalā; 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.