brtan ma bcu gnyis

twelve tenma goddesses/ sisters [RB]

the 12 Tenmas [12 goddesses of the earth (nebesky-wokowits, op cit, pp 181-198) 12 local goddesses, said to be guardians of Tibet, mother tantra mo rgyud kyi local protector deities zo dor: 1) kun grags ma, 2) gya' ma skyong, 3) kun tu bzang mo, 4) bgegs kyi gtso (the four she maras bdud mo bzhi) 5) spyan gcig ma, 6) dpal gyi yum, 7) [[drag mo rgyal], 8) klu mo dkar mo (the four female yakshas gnod sbyin mo 9) bod khams skyong, 10) sman gcig ma, 11) gyar mo sil, 12) gyu sgron ma the four medicine ladies sman mo. (IW)

12 sisters of the mountain passes, local protectresses guarding gates to central tibet [JV]

the 12 Tenmas [IW]

the twelve Tenma [RY]

the twelve brtan ma; belongs also under lhag mgron [RY]

twelve Tenma goddesses. Described in Ratna Lingpa's Tukdrub Yangd� (thugs sgrub yang 'dus): Great Sovereign, Dorje K�ndrakma, Glorious Hari, Dorje Yama Kyong, Turquoise Mist of Snow Mountains, Dorje K�ntu Zang, And Tamer of the Hordes of the Vast Pastures, Dorje Gegkyi Tso. These were the four of the d�mo class. Then follow: Fleshless White Glacier, Dorje Yudr�nma, Kharak Khyung Ts�n, Dorje Palgyi Yum, Sky Soarer of the Great Treasures, Dorje Lumo, And Mari Rabjam, Dorje Dragmo Gyal. These were the four of the n�jin class. These are followed by: Kongts�n Demo, Dorje B�kham Kyong, Tsenla R�lpey Dorje Menchikma, Turquoise Bell, Dorje Zulema, And Ments�n Ugch�, Dorje Yarmo Sil. These were the four of the menmo class. Even though there can be variations of the Tenmas, these are unmistaken [Jamdrak Rinpoche] has said. [RY]

Twelve Tenma Goddesses; Twelve Goddesses of the Earth. twelve local goddesses; twelve Tenma goddesses/ sisters [RY]

Twelve Tenma Goddesses. Important female protectors of the Nyingma lineage, semi-mundane semi-wisdom protectors [RY]