Palden Lhamo (protector)

A thangka of Palden Lhamo from Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Palden Lhamo (Skt. Śrīdēvī; T. dpal ldan lha mo དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ་). The Tibetan name for a tantric deity who is one of the main dharmapalas of Tibetan Buddhism and of Tibet. Palden Lhamo is one of the main principal female wisdom protectors of Himalayan and Tibetan Buddhism.

Within the Gelugpa school, she is strongly associated with the incarnation lineages of the Dalai Lama and with the Panchen Lama.

Palden Lhamo is also associated with the Lhamo La-tso lake, in Dakpo. Over the years, many of the Dalai Lamas and their regents went to practise around this lake in order to receive visions and indications.

See also

• Śrīmahādevī

External links

• Shri Devi main page, Himalayan Art Resources
• dpal_ldan_lha_mo, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• Pelden Lhamo Dusolma, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
• Why Does This Fierce Goddess Swallow Diseases? (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art) on YouTube