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  • * ''Skt.'' Viṣṇu. {{Context|[[:Category:Gods and demons|Gods]]}} [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • '''Mu''' (Tib. དམུ་, [[Wyl.]] ''dmu'') - a class of demons, indigenous to Tibet. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...[eight classes of gods and demons]]; they are non-human beings who inhabit and control a certain region. They can be beings such as [[preta]]s, [[asura]]s [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...ེའུ་རང་, [[Wyl.]] ''the'u rang'') — one of the [[eight classes of gods and demons]]; they resemble one-legged dwarfs.<ref>Philippe Cornu, ''Dictionnaire ency [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...mes rakshasas refers to the unruly and untamed expression of [[ignorance]] and [[disturbing emotions]]. *Cannibal demons ...
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  • * ''Skt.'' Brahmā. {{Context|[[:Category:Gods and demons|Gods]]}} [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...ath. In appearance they are demonic figures with red skin, wearing helmets and riding over the mountains on red horses. [[Category: Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...type of [[Si spirits|Si spirit]]. They are often mentioned in [[sadhana]]s and originate from practitioners who break their samaya. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...ey belong to the class of local deities or '[[earth lord]]s' (''sa bdag'') and are one of the eight kinds of non-humans who protect the [[dharma]]. *[[Eight classes of gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...[Jatakas]] describe kimnaras as harmless and innocent beings fond of music and song. In some lists, they are classified as one of the [[eight classes of gods and demons]]. ...
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  • ...times beneficent and sometimes malignant, who live on earth, in the air, and in the [[Six heavens of the desire realm|lower heavens]].<ref>John Powers, [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • They are composed of four Hindu [[gods]]: #Narayana (aka [[Vishnu]]), and ...
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  • ...འདྲེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''rgya 'dre'') — a kind of [[gongpo]] who incites fighting and conflict. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...g De'u and Bön'', translated by Adriano Clemente, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1995 p.248, n.10</ref> [[Virudhaka]] is sometimes named as the lo [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...ant class of ancient spirits originating from Tibet. There are many kinds, and some have a human body with the head of an animal. Most often in [[sadhana] *Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Rene De. ''Oracles and Demons of Tibet''. Pilgrim Book House, 1993. Pages 300-303 ...
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  • ...]] can also sometimes refer to their retinue, as in the expression 'dralas and wermas'. [[Category: Buddhas and Deities]] ...
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  • [[Category: Gods and demons]] ...
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  • * ''Skt.'' Īśvara. {{Context|[[:Category:Gods and demons|Gods]]}} [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...some of them to escape again. Gongpo are particularly harmful to the state and government, especially a group known as 'the nine gongpo brothers'. [[Langd *Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Rene De. ''Oracles and Demons of Tibet''. Pilgrim Book House, 1993. Pages 283-285. ...
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  • [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • [[Image:Gods.jpg|thumb|Depiction of the gods from a [[thangka]] of the [[Wheel of Life]]]] '''Gods''' and '''goddesses''' (Skt. ''deva''; Tib. ལྷ་, [[Wyl.]] ''lha''<ref>The Ti ...
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  • * ''Skt.'' Vaiśravaṇa. {{Context|[[:Category:Buddhas and Deities|Deities]]}} [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] ...
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  • ...(lit. Śakra) ''Syn.: ''བརྒྱ་སྦྱིན་; {{Context|[[:Category:Gods and demons|Gods]]}} ...Color|#006060|''Sanskrit:''}} strong, powerful, mighty (applied to various gods, but •esp. to Indra) | N. of Indra | of an Āditya | of the number 'fourt ...
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  • '''Five Patron Gods''' (Tib. ''gowé lha nga'') — natural ‘guardian deities’ or protectiv #''Nor lha'' resides under the left armpit in men and under the right armpit in women. ...
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  • ...are propitiated by rain-creating rituals. They can also invade the psyche and cause mental problems. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...ods but invariably lose in the face of the overpowering superiority of the gods. ...ng corridors of Washington and Whitehall.<ref>''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'', page 117.</ref> ...
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  • ...lled Adakavati (Tib. ལྕང་ལོ་ཅན, ''Canglocan'', [[Wyl.]] ''lcang lo can''), and leader of the [[yaksha]]s (who are also called guhyakas). ...den armour, Vaishravana protected the [[gods]] from the [[asura]]s ([[demi-gods]]). ...
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  • ...n, who are supposed to have been created by a union between the [[Gyalpo]] and [[Gongpo]]. They seem to have retained some of the qualities of the former groups since they are said to reside in temples and monasteries. ...
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  • ...beat a drum, wear a triangular pennant pinned in the middle of their hair, and ear ornaments that look like colourful fans. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...wild, remote places of the earth. They are considered particularly violent and known to devour flesh. Thus the term was translated into Tibetan as “fles [[Category: Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...a myes rma chen''), is a mountain range in the Golok area of Eastern Tibet and the [[Dharma Protectors|protector deity]] associated with it. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • Alternative classifications include gods and demons such as: ...
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  • ...ncipal gods of Hinduism. According to Buddhist cosmology, Indra resides in and rules over the [[Heaven of the Thirty-Three]], which is one of the [[six he [[Category: Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...he [[Gelugpa]] school), named Dharmaraja or Kalarupa, who has outer, inner and secret manifestations. [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • :You bound all the devas and [[rakshasa]]s under oath: :Of all these great gods and demons, ...
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  • ...must not be confounded with the Rākshasas or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices | a N. of Rāhu | the sun | a cloud | N. of a warrior-tr * [[Demi-gods]] ...
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  • The '''Four Female Demons''' (Tib. བདུད་མོ་བཞི་, ''dümo shyi'')<ref>The note * [[Padmasambhava]] and [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''[[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]]'', ''Vol. 2'', published b ...
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  • ...do battle with the legions of demons, his subjects, under Khara, Dūshaṇa, and his other generals | fr. | N. of a prince of Kaśmīra | of various authors ...
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  • ...od]] who dwells in [[Tushita]], some distance from the city where the main gods dwell. Although he is a god from the [[form realm]], because of his attachm [[Category: Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...l. Their leader is the great protector [[Pehar]]. They can be clairvoyant, and are sometimes consulted by oracles, including the most important of Tibetan [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...l path. It is important to understand that they have no inherent existence and are only created by the mind. *one according to the [[Sutrayana]], and ...
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  • #[[Brahma]] at the zenith (above); and [[Category:Gods and demons]] ...
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  • ...gods in their wars with the demons and was rewarded by the boon of a long and unbroken sleep) | of a son of Yadu | of the father of Candra-bhāga | of a ...
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  • ...irth') — one of the [[Four Great Kings]]. Guardian King of the '''South''' and leader of the [[kumbhanda]]s, fierce beings who reside in the desire realms ...ects beings who have led a virtuous life from [[Yama]], the Lord of Death, and uses his power to ward off anything that would disrupt the [[Dharma]]. ...
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  • ...Vishṇu as one's deity | rarely preceding the name | a husband's brother | and | a fool, dolt | a child | a man following any •partic. line or business ...
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  • ...cults of India, which probably date back to the Indus valley civilisation and were assimilated into Buddhism at an early date. In Indian mythology they a ...ting under the Bodhi tree, just before attaining awakening, a storm arose, and the naga Muchalinda (Skt. ''Mucalinda'') protected the Buddha to be from th ...
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