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The '''four female gate keepers''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgo ma bzhi'') are,
The '''four female gatekeepers''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgo ma bzhi'') are,


# Ankusha (''lcags kyu ma'' or ''rta gdong ma'') also called Horse Face or Iron Hook  
# Ankusha (''lcags kyu ma'' or ''rta gdong ma'') also called Horse Face or Iron Hook  

Revision as of 15:49, 4 October 2007

The four female gatekeepers (Wyl. sgo ma bzhi) are,

  1. Ankusha (lcags kyu ma or rta gdong ma) also called Horse Face or Iron Hook
  2. Pasha (zhags pa ma or phag gdong ma) also called Sow Face or the Noose
  3. Shrinkhala (lcags sgrog ma or seng gdong ma) also called Lion Face or Iron Chain
  4. Ghanta (dril bu ma or spyang gdong ma) also called Wolf Face or the Bell