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Citipati (Sanskrit: चितिपति), Chitipati or Shmashana Adhipati is a protector deity or dharmapala in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of the Himalayas. It is formed of two skeletal deities, one male and the other female, both dancing wildly with their limbs intertwined inside a halo of flames representing change. [ 1 ]
In Vajrayana iconography and thangka depictions, dharmapala are fearsome beings, often with many heads, many hands, or many feet. Dharmapala often have blue, black, or red skin, and a fierce expression with protruding fangs. Although dharmapala have a terrifying appearance, they only act in a wrathful way for the benefit of sentient beings.
Founder Anagarika Dharmapala. The London Buddhist Vihara was founded in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala. [2] One of the temple's main benefactors during its early days was Mary Foster, who financed ‘Foster House’ in Ealing. [3] This was the first Sri Lankan Buddhist temple established outside Asia and was named the London Buddhist Vihara in 1926.
Palden Lhamo ("Glorious Goddess", [1] [2] Tibetan: དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ།, Wylie: dpal ldan lha mo, Lhasa dialect: [pantɛ̃ l̥amo], Sanskrit: Śrīdēvī) [3] or Shri Devi is a tantric Buddhist goddess who appears in various forms. [4] She usually appears as a wrathful deity with a primary role as a dharmapala. She is ...
Dharmapala (781-821) is said to have founded 50 viharas himself, [4] including Vikramashila, the premier university of the era. Jaggadala was founded toward the end of the Pāla dynasty, most likely by Rāmapāla (c. 1077-1120). [1]
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Mahavira Hall is the main hall of a Buddhist temple. [5] [6] [7] It is generally located in the north of the Heavenly King Hall and serves as the core architecture of the whole temple and also a place for monks to practice. [5] [6] [7] Statues of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism are enshrined in the hall. [5] [6] [7]