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Sri Lankan Folklore

Vesamuni Deviyo

Vesamuni Deviyo, guardian king of the north and overlord of the yakku in Sinhala Buddhism: his varam, the authority of the tovil ground, and the Āṭānāṭiya protection.

Jul 27, 20267 min read

European Folklore

Pixie

Discover the Pixie (piskie), the mischievous fairy of Cornwall and the West Country — a merry, capricious sprite of the moors famous for leading travelers

Jul 27, 20269 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Begtse

Begtse, “the Hidden Coat of Mail” — a fierce red war-god and dharma-protector of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the Eight Great Dharmapalas, by tradition a

Jul 26, 20268 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Ekajati

Ekajati, “the One Braid” — a supremely fierce one-eyed, one-fanged protectress of Tibetan Buddhism, foremost guardian of the secret mantras and the

Jul 26, 20267 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Senge Dongma

Senge Dongma (Simhamukha), the Lion-Faced Dakini — a fierce female wisdom-deity of Tibetan Buddhism with the head of a snow-lion, invoked for protection

Jul 26, 20268 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Citipati

The Citipati, the “Lords of the Cemetery” — a pair of intertwined dancing skeletons of Tibetan Buddhism who protect the charnel grounds, their joyful

Jul 26, 20268 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Dakini

The Dakini, the “sky-dancer” — the female embodiment of enlightened wisdom-energy in Tibetan Buddhism, dynamic deities who dance through the open sky of

Jul 26, 20269 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Tseringma

Tseringma, “the Goddess of Long Life” — a beautiful Tibetan mountain-goddess and chief of the Five Sisters of Long Life of the Himalayan peaks, bound to

Jul 26, 20267 min read

Tibetan & Himalayan

Druk

The Druk, the Thunder Dragon of Tibetan and Bhutanese tradition — the great roaring dragon of the Himalayan storms whose thunder is its voice, the

Jul 26, 20269 min read

Chinese Mythology

Cangjie

Cangjie — the legendary inventor of Chinese writing, the four-eyed historian of the Yellow Emperor who created the first Chinese characters from the

Jul 25, 202610 min read