Gyalpo Pehar

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.

see also: Pehar

External links

• Buddhist Worldly Protector: Pehar - at HimalayanArt.org
• Deity King Pehar
• Pehar

Source

Wikipedia:Gyalpo Pehar