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


#[[Achala]], guarding the east gate (or Vijaya? or Mahabala?)
#[[Achala]], guarding the east gate (or Vijaya? or Mahabala?)
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#Amritakundali (Skt.; Tib. [[Düdtsi Yönten]]), guarding the north gate
#Amritakundali (Skt.; Tib. [[Düdtsi Yönten]]), guarding the north gate


[[Category: Enumerations]]
 
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]
[[Category: Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]

Revision as of 15:01, 8 May 2009

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

  1. Achala, guarding the east gate (or Vijaya? or Mahabala?)
  2. Yamantaka, guarding the south gate
  3. Hayagriva, guarding the west gate
  4. Amritakundali (Skt.; Tib. Düdtsi Yönten), guarding the north gate