dmag zor rgyal mo
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Shri Devi [RY]
dpal ldan lha mo dmag zor tgyal mo.
Thangka drawing courtesy of Nick Dudka
Thangka drawing courtesy of Nick Dudka
A form of Palden Lhamo. Protector of the Dalai Lamas. [cjf]
Queen Pāravatī' or 'Military Sorceress Queen' (Skt. Śrīmatī Pāravatī), a wrathful form of Pelden Lhamo dpal ldan lha mo (Skt. Śrī Devī). This particular form is the main protector of the Dalai Lamas. Her name, dMag-zor in Tibetan, Pāravatī in Sanskrit, means 'Military Sorceress', and indicates offensive and defensive magic. She is also known simply as dmag zor. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]