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Kagyupa protective deity, particularly associated with Benchen monastery and the Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoches, also known as the special protector of the pure realm of the Buddha Amithaba, Dewachen. Said to be an emanation of the four-armed Mahakala ye shes kyi mgon po phyag bzhi pa who, in turn, is an emanation of Chakrasamvara 'khor lo bde mchog. His seat is said to be dpal gyi tsa ri tra, one of the three most important mountains in Tibet. Nowadays the greater part of this mountain is situated in present-day Arunchal Pradesh, a federal state of India [tsd]