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Representation of Pehar Gyalpo at Nechung Gompa, in Tibet

According to Tibetan Buddhist myth, Gyalpo Pehar (Tibetan: རྒྱལ་པོ་དཔེ་ཧར, Wylie: rgyal po dpe har [also spelt: pe kar & dpe dkar]) is a spirit belonging to the gyalpo class. When Padmasambhava arrived in Tibet in the eighth century, he subdued all gyalpo spirits and put them under control of Gyalpo Pehar, who promised not to harm any sentient beings and was made the chief guardian spirit of the Samye Temple built at that time. Some Tibetans believe that the protector of Samye sometimes enters the body of a medium (called the "Dharma Lord of Samye") and acts as an oracle.^[1]

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+According to [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] [[myth]], '''[[Gyalpo Pehar]]''' ({{bo|t=རྒྱལ་པོ་དཔེ་ཧར |w=rgyal po dpe har}} [also spelt: ''[[pe kar]]'' & ''[[dpe dkar]]'']) is a [[spirit]] belonging to the [[Gyalpo spirits|gyalpo]] class. When [[Padmasambhava]] arrived in [[Tibet]] in the eighth century, he subdued all [[gyalpo]] [[spirits]] and put them under control of [[Gyalpo Pehar]], who promised not to harm any [[sentient beings]] and was made the chief [[guardian spirit]] of the [[Samye|Samye Temple]] built at that [[time]]. Some [[Tibetans]] believe that the [[protector of Samye]] sometimes enters the [[body]] of a {{Wiki|medium}} (called the "[[Dharma Lord of Samye]]") and acts as an {{Wiki|oracle}}.<ref>{{cite book |author= Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol  |coauthors=Matthieu Ricard (trans); Constance Wilkinson, Michal Abrams (eds) |title=The life of Shabkar|year=1994 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn= 978-0-7914-1835-2}} p. 272</ref>
+see also: [[Pehar]]
+==Notes==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=473  Buddhist Worldly Protector: Pehar] - at HimalayanArt.org
+* [http://www.himalayanart.org/image.cfm/213.html Deity King Pehar]
+* [http://www.khandro.net/deity_wrathful_Pehar.htm Pehar]
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+[[Category:Pehar]]