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Title: Oracles and Demons of Tibet: The Cult and Iconography of the Tibetan Protective Deities
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz

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Publisher Place: The Hague
Publisher: Mouton and Co.
Normalized publisher place: The Hague, Netherlands
Publisher country: United States
Published Date: 1956
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Religion -- Monasteries -- Region -- Tibet -- Central Tibet (dbus gtsang) -- Sera Monastery
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Religion -- Monasteries -- Sects -- Gelukpa (dge lugs pa) -- Sera Monastery
Language: English

Table of Contents: I. The Iconography of the Protective Deities: 1. The protective deities. Their classification, appearance and attributes. The jig rten las'das pa'i srung ma 2. dPal Idan Iha mo. 3. The group of the mGon po. 4. Vaisravana, Kubera, and Jambhala. 5. gShin rje and related deities. 6. ICam sring. The 'Jig rten pa'i srung ma 7. Pe har and companions. 8. rDo rje shugs Idan. 9. Tshangs pa. 10. rDo rje legs pa. 11. The dGe bsnyen phying dkar ba. 12. Tsi'u dmar po and the btsan demons. 13. The Tshe ring mched inga and related Goddesses. 14. Mountain deities. 15. Local protective deities. 16. The dregs pa. 17. The dgra Iha. II. The Cult of the Protective Deities: 18. Sacrificial objects and offerings. 19. Thread crosses and thread-cross ceremonies. 20. Worship of the dharmapalas. 21. Tibetan oracles. Their position, attire, feasts, and prophetic trances. 22.The state oracle. 23. Methods of divination. 24. Tibetan weathermakers. 25 . Destructive magic. 26. Protection against evil. 27. Some notes on Tibetan shamanism.
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Sera Monastery Project

Sera Hermitages Project
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Media type: Text
Resource Type: Book (single author)
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Date Of Record Creation: 2007-09-25 23:49:39
Date Record Checked: 2007-09-25
Date Last Modified: 2008-04-03 14:18:55
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