Palden Lhamo
Tibetan Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
Wrathful female dharmapāla, principal protectress of Tibet and special protector of the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama lineages; depicted deep blue, riding a white mule across a sea of blood. Tibetan form of the Sanskrit Śrīdevī.
Domains
- protection of tibet
- dharmapala class
Powers
- Protect the reincarnation lineage of the Dalai Lamas
- Grant prophetic visions in the oracle lake
Epithets
- དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ་
- श्रीदेवी
- རྡོ་རྗེ་རབ་བརྟན་མ་
Relations
- interpretatio: Kali
Sources
- Vajrayāna dharmapāla literature; Gelug tradition of the Dalai Lamas