Five aspects of Pehar
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The Mind aspect of King Pehar (Tuk ki Gyalpo) is brown with one face and two arms.
His right hand holds a red spear, his left, a double-edged sword and a lasso.
He wears a bear skin shawl and a black turban and is seated on an elephant amidst fire.
The Body aspect of King Pehar (Kui Gyalpo) is dark blue, with one face and two arms.
His right hand holds a vajra and his left, a single cymbal.
He wears a round golden cymbal-shaped hat (tipshu) and rides a black bear.
The Knowledge aspect of King Pehar (Yonten kyi Gyalpo) is black, with one face and two arms.
His right hand holds an axe, his left a demon's lasso.
He wears a tiger skin shawl and a black snakeskin and rides a dragon.
The Speech aspect of King Pehar (Sung gi Gyalpo) is dark brown, with one face and two arms.
His right hand holds a staff, his left a sandalwood club.
He wears a black robe and rides an iron wolf.
The Activity aspect of King Pehar (Thinley gyi Gyalpo) is navy blue with three faces and six arms.
His first right hand holds a hook, the second an arrow, and the third, a sword.
His first left hand holds a razor-sharp knife, the second a bow, the third a staff.
He wears his tipshu, a white shawl and leopard-skin skirt, and rides a snow lion.
~ edited from Lama Kunga Rinpoche's teaching (02/1999) as recorded by Jeff Watt.