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lit. "white protector"; refers mostly to the protector known as "mgon dkar yid bzhin nor bu" or the "White Protector Wish-fulfilling Jewel", a special form of the [[Six-armed Mahakala]] who is the protector of the [[Shangpa Kagyu]] tradition, included among the "[[Thirteen Empowerments of the Protector‎]]." The two skeleton deities popular among some Tibetan traditions, commonly known as "dur khrod bdag po" or "Lords of the Cemetery", are also occasionally referred to as "mgon dkar." [TSD]
lit. "white protector"; refers mostly to the protector known as "mgon dkar yid bzhin nor bu" or the "White Protector Wish-fulfilling Jewel", a special form of the [[Six-armed Mahakala]] who is the protector of the [[Shangpa Kagyu]] tradition, included among the "[[Thirteen Empowerments of the Protector‎]]." The two skeleton deities popular among some Tibetan traditions, commonly known as "dur khrod bdag po" or "Lords of the Cemetery", are also occasionally referred to as "mgon dkar." [TSD]



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མགོན་དཀར
lit. "white protector"; refers mostly to the protector known as "mgon dkar yid bzhin nor bu" or the "White Protector Wish-fulfilling Jewel", a special form of the Six-armed Mahakala who is the protector of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition, included among the "Thirteen Empowerments of the Protector‎." The two skeleton deities popular among some Tibetan traditions, commonly known as "dur khrod bdag po" or "Lords of the Cemetery", are also occasionally referred to as "mgon dkar." [TSD]

White Mahakala, a Dharma protector connected with prosperity [RY]