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A puja called the "Gōngfó Zhāitiān" (供佛齋天) or just "Zhāitiān" (齋天), meaning "Offering to Buddhas and Celestial Guardians", where the twenty-four deities are venerated (but not worshipped), is customarily performed in Chinese Buddhist temples on the 9th day of the 1st month of the Chinese calendar, commemorating the traditional ...
He is the patron saint of the interworld — both Light and Darkness are subject to him, he is also called Prophetic, Wise, because in the three worlds he manifests his power, he is the one who knows light and darkness, sets the energy of the world in motion, rotates the Universe, he is a permanent guardian on the border of the worlds, a ...
A tutelary (/ ˈ tj uː t ə l ɛ r i /; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and thus of guardianship.
In Tibetan Buddhism, many of these worldly protector deities are indigenous Tibetan deities, mountain gods, demons, spirits or ghosts that have been subjugated by Padmasambhava or other great adepts and oath bound to protect a monastery, geographic region, particular tradition or as guardians of Buddhism in general. These worldly protectors are ...
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.
A protector of Buddhist dharma is called a dharmapala. They are typically wrathful deities , depicted with terrifying iconography in the Mahayana and tantric traditions of Buddhism. [ 3 ] The wrathfulness is intended to depict their willingness to defend and guard Buddhist followers from dangers and enemies.
2nd gate: the guardian god is called "Swallower Of Sinners" and his gate precedes a lake of fire. 3rd gate : its guardian snake is "Stinger" while the portal itself is the goddess " Mistress Of Food "; some jackals watch over the "Lake of Life" interdicted to the dead because it is the place where Ra draws his breath.
Vaiśravaṇa is the guardian of the northern direction, and his home is in the northern quadrant of the topmost tier of the lower half of Sumeru. He is the leader of all the yakṣas who dwell on the Sumeru's slopes. He is often portrayed with a yellow face. He carries an umbrella or parasol as a symbol of his sovereignty.