The Eight Dharmapala
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A common Tibetan grouping of Dharmapāla is 'The Eight Dharmapalas' (Tibetan: དྲག་གཤེད, Wylie: drag gshed), who are understood to be the defenders of Buddhism. They are supernatural beings with the rank of bodhisattva who "are supposed to wage war without any mercy against the demons and enemies of Buddhism".
The Eight Dharmapala are:
The Eight Dharmapala are:
Yama, the god of death.
Mahakala, the Great Black One.
Yamantaka, the conqueror of death.
Vaiśravaṇa or Kubera, the god of wealth.
Hayagriva, the Horse-necked one.