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Subterranean Goddesses ([[brtan ma]]) | Subterranean Goddesses ([[brtan ma]]) | ||
| − | *An important class of twelve indigenous Tibetan spirits who personify the mighty snow ranges of Tibet and who are encorporated within the outer retinue ([[phyi 'khor]]) of the fifty-eight wrathful deities. Foremost among them are Kong-btsun de-mo ([[ | + | *An important class of twelve indigenous Tibetan spirits who personify the mighty snow ranges of Tibet and who are encorporated within the outer retinue ([[phyi 'khor]]) of the fifty-eight wrathful deities. Foremost among them are Kong-btsun de-mo (associated with [[Mt Namchak Barwa]]), rMa-chen spom-ra (associated wih [[Mt Amnye Machen]]), rDo-rje spyan-gcig-ma (associated with [[Mt Everest]]), rDo-rje kun-grags-ma (associated with [[Mt Nyenchen Tanglha]]), and rDo-rje kun-ti bzang (associated with [[Mt Nojin Gangzang]]). For a number of comparative lists derived from different traditions, see [[Nebesky-Wojkowitz]], [[Oracles and Demons of Tibet]], pp. 181-188. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]]) |
[[Category:Astrology and Divination]] | [[Category:Astrology and Divination]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:31, 8 October 2006
Subterranean Goddesses (brtan ma)
- An important class of twelve indigenous Tibetan spirits who personify the mighty snow ranges of Tibet and who are encorporated within the outer retinue (phyi 'khor) of the fifty-eight wrathful deities. Foremost among them are Kong-btsun de-mo (associated with Mt Namchak Barwa), rMa-chen spom-ra (associated wih Mt Amnye Machen), rDo-rje spyan-gcig-ma (associated with Mt Everest), rDo-rje kun-grags-ma (associated with Mt Nyenchen Tanglha), and rDo-rje kun-ti bzang (associated with Mt Nojin Gangzang). For a number of comparative lists derived from different traditions, see Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, pp. 181-188. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)