Kshetrapala

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Kshetrapala (Skt. Kṣetrapāla; T. zhing skyong). A local guardian deity (lokapala).[1] This term can refer to:[1]

  1. protectors of the buddha fields (e g, gayadhara)
  2. worldy protectors who commonly dwell in charnel grounds and have several heads.

Kshetrapala are a type of wrathful deity.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 zhing_skyong, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki

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