Pehar

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Pehar (Tib. པེ་ཧར་, Wyl. pe har), the leader of the gyalpo, is the spirit channeled by the Nechung Oracle.

Further Reading

  • Dan Martin, "The Star King and the Four Children of Pehar: Popular Religious Movements of 11th- to 12th-Century Tibet", Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hung. XLIX: 1-2 (1996)
  • Lin Shen-Yu: “Pehar: A Historical Survey” in Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines 19, 2010 Available online here