Harmful influences

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Harmful influences (Tib. གདོན་, dön, Wyl. gdon) are described as spirits or forces that are helpful when they are given offerings, but harmful when they are not.[1]

Notes

  1. Dhongthog Rinpoche, sde gzhung lung rigs sprul sku kun dga' bstan pa'i nyi ma'i zhal snga nas snga rjes thos pa'i gdams ngag dang lo rgyus rnams kyi zin bris phyogs bsgrigs, Sapan Institute, p.2