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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.
The main entrance of the Monastery has two vajra warriors, also known as Generals Heng and Ha.After the Chinese adoption of Buddhism, under the influence of Taoism and folk religions, where even numbers are considered sacred, two larger-than-life Dharmapala protectors, Heng and Ha, made from metal, are traditionally installed on the main entrance of the monastery.
Reference to a monastery known as Vikramashila is found in Tibetan records. The Pala ruler Dharmapala was its founder. The exact site of this vihara is at Antichak, a small village in Bhagalpur district (Bihar). The monastery had 107 temples and 50 other institutions providing room for 108 monks. It attracted scholars from neighbouring countries.
Anagarika Dharmapala personally supervised the constructional works. The 200 feet high magnificent temple was opened to public in 1931. Later a reputed Japanese artist Kosetsu Nosu (1885- 1973) [ 12 ] and his assistant undertook the task to decorate the temple walls with fresco paintings famously as the Mural paintings of Mulagandha Kuty Vihara ...
Dharmapāla (traditional Chinese: 護法, pinyin: Hùfǎ) (530–561 CE).A Buddhist scholar, he was one of the main teachers of the Yogacara school in India. He was a contemporary of Bhavaviveka (清辯, c. 490-570 CE.), with whom he debated.
A thangka of Palden Lhamo guardian deity of Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India Offerings to the Goddess Palden Lhamo, Tibet.Late 16th Century distemper on cloth, 67 x 44 1/8 in. Palden Lhamo is the principal protectress of Tibet and the only female of the Eight Guardians of the dharma.
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Nio is a Dharmapala who protects Buddhism with the ever present Vajra in his hand. [1] Originally, there was one Nio incorporated into a temple. [1] After the introduction of Buddhism from India to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), however, the Chinese people cast two Nio to safeguard the mount gate. [1]