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#[[Yamantaka]], guarding the south gate
#[[Yamantaka]], guarding the south gate
#[[Hayagriva]], guarding the west gate
#[[Hayagriva]], guarding the west gate
#Amritakundali (Skt.; Tib. [[Düdtsi Yönten]]), guarding the north gate
#[[Amritakundali]], guarding the north gate





Revision as of 14:26, 20 October 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, guarding the north gate