Dharma protectors
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758b6 n.jpg dharma protectors (dharmapalas, hufashen): Beings who act to protect or guard the dharma and its adherents from all negative forces. If holy dharma protectors are properly evoked by one who practices the correct dharma, they can also bestow blessings and empowerment that will enable one to quickly become an enlightened holy being. They may be either holy “vajra beings” or unenlightened supernatural beings from the heavenly (devic), asura, ghost, or animal realms who are “oath bound” to protect the dharma and those who follow the dharma.
See also; “Ten Dharma Protectors,” “Eight Guardians of the Law,” “Tantra and “eight types of celestial beings.”
See also; Dharmapalas
