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#Deities & Demons of Tibetan Buddhism

23 chronicles

01

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

02

Citipati

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

03

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

04

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

05

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

06

Ekajati

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

07

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

Tibetan & Himalayan · 28 July 2026

08

Vajrakilaya

Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba), “the Diamond Dagger” — a supremely wrathful meditational deity of Tibetan Buddhism whose essence is the three-edged phurba

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

09

Palden Lhamo

Palden Lhamo, “the Glorious Goddess” — the great wrathful protectress of Tibetan Buddhism and the only female of the Eight Great Dharmapalas, who rides a

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

10

Pehar

Pehar, the spirit-king of Tibetan Buddhism — chief of the worldly gyalpo spirits, bound by Padmasambhava as a protector of the dharma, and the deity who

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

11

Chakrasamvara

Chakrasamvara, “the Wheel of Supreme Bliss” — a principal meditational deity of the highest tantras of Tibetan Buddhism, a tantric buddha embodying the

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

12

Kalachakra

Kalachakra, “the Wheel of Time” — a profound meditational deity and tantric system of Tibetan Buddhism embodying the unity of time and the cosmos, famous

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

13

Hayagriva

Hayagriva, “the Horse-Necked One” — a fierce horse-headed wrathful deity and dharma-protector of Tibetan Buddhism whose neighing cry shatters delusion and

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

14

Yamantaka

Yamantaka (Vajrabhairava), “the Destroyer of Death” — a supremely wrathful buffalo-headed tantric deity of Tibetan Buddhism, conqueror of Yama the Lord of

Tibetan & Himalayan · 27 July 2026

15

Milarepa

Milarepa, the greatest of Tibet’s yogi-saints — a man who began as a murderer steeped in black magic and, through repentance, brutal trials and superhuman

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

16

Machig Labdron

Machig Labdron, “the Singular Mother” — the great female master and founder of the Chöd (“Cutting”) tradition, an enlightened Tibetan woman who developed

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

17

Green Tara

Green Tara, the swift saviouress and “Mother of all the Buddhas” — the most beloved active form of Tara in Tibetan Buddhism, the embodiment of compassion

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

18

Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva, “the Diamond Being” — the buddha of purification in the Vajrayana, a radiant white deity whose practice and hundred-syllable mantra cleanse

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

19

Vajrayogini

Vajrayogini, “the Diamond Yogini” — the supreme female tantric deity of Tibetan Buddhism, a fierce and dazzling red dakini who embodies the wisdom of

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

20

Mahakala

Mahakala, “the Great Black One” — the foremost wrathful protector of Tibetan Buddhism, a fierce blazing deity who guards the dharma and destroys obstacles

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

21

Mandarava

Mandarava, the Indian princess and enlightened consort of Padmasambhava — who renounced a royal marriage for the dharma, whose love survived the pyre that

Tibetan & Himalayan · 26 July 2026

22

Padmasambhava

Padmasambhava, “the Lotus-Born” Guru Rinpoche — the great tantric sage who brought Buddhism to Tibet, subdued the demons of the land and bound them as

Tibetan & Himalayan · 23 July 2026

23

Yeshe Tsogyal

Yeshe Tsogyal, “Victorious Ocean of Wisdom”, the enlightened consort of Padmasambhava and Mother of Tibetan Buddhism — a fully realized woman who attained

Tibetan & Himalayan · 23 July 2026