Tenma
deity intermediate Tibetan Buddhist single tradition · 1
The Tenma goddesses are twelve guardian deities in Tibetan Buddhism who were formerly local protectors of Tibet before the spread of Buddhism. They were defeated and bound by Padmasambhava to protect the dharma after either being hostile to Buddhism's spread or refusing to give their life essence to him. In hierarchy, they fall under Palden Lhamo and are sometimes part of the retinue of the Bönpo goddess Sidpa Gyalmo.
When
- Historical notes
- Living tradition with oracle in Dharamsala, India; originally pre-Buddhist Tibetan protectors.
Relationships
- serves
- Palden Lhamo, Sidpa Gyalmo
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Tenma goddesses are twelve guardian deities in Tibetan Buddhism. In hierarchy, they fall under Palden Lhamo, one of the eight Dharmapala deities. Other times, they are part of the retinue of the Bönpo goddess, Sidpa Gyalmo.”
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