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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?)
# 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 [[Düdtsi Yönten|Amritakundali]].<noinclude>

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*[[four male gate keepers]]

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