Chöpen Drinzangma
Tibetan Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
The four sisters in this block complete a fixed set of five of which the corpus held only its chief. TYPE deity IS THE NEAREST CATEGORY THIS SCHEMA HAS AND THE TRADITION DOES NOT USE IT; lane 26 escalated this and nothing is decided here.
Domains
- long life sisters
- himalayan peaks
- oath bound protection
Relations
- of the five long life sisters with: Tashi Tseringma
Sources
- Reference treatment of the Five Sisters of Long Life (Tshe ring mched lnga): Tashi Tseringma in the centre, white, riding a snow lioness, who protects from premature death and leads the five; Tingi Shalzangma in the east, blue, on a mare, for beauty, youth and harmonious relations; Miyo Lozangma in the south, yellow, on a tigress, for wealth and prosperity, the goddess who lives on the summit of Chomolungma; Chopen Drinzangma in the west, red, on a hind, for wish-fulfilment and auspiciousness; and Tekar Drozangma in the north, green, on a turquoise dragon, for vitality and warding off disease; originally wild Bon and mountain spirits, they were bound by Padmasambhava, and Milarepa made them protectors of the Kagyu teachings.