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The '''four female gatekeepers''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgo ma bzhi'')<noinclude>, who are counted among the [[forty-two peaceful deities]],</noinclude> are:
The '''four female gatekeepers''' ([[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?)
# 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]]
# 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]]  
# 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]].
# 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]]


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]
[[Category:Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
<noinclude>[[Category:4-Four]]</noinclude>
[[Category:4-Four]]</noinclude>

Revision as of 20:42, 8 March 2010

The four female gatekeepers (Wyl. sgo ma bzhi), who are counted among the forty-two peaceful deities, are:

  1. 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?)
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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 Amritakundali.

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