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Buddhist Deity: Pancha Raksha (Drub Tab Gyatso, Bhutan)

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An Ocean of Methods of Accomplishment (Sadhana-samucchaya, Drub Tab Gyatso, Bhutan Ed.)

In this text there are three systems presented. The first system describes each of the five goddesses individually for use in separate practice. The following two systems both present all five goddesses together as a group with Pratisara at the center.

99. Pratisara, Maha, Yellow with Four Faces and Eight Hands
100. Mayuri, Maha, Red with Three Faces and Six Hands
101. Sahasra Pramardhana, Maha, White with One Face and Six Hands
102. Mandramanusari, Maha, Blue-black with One Face and Four Hands
103. Sitavani, Maha, Red with One Face and Four Hands
104. Pancha Raksha, Pratisara, White with Four Faces and Eight Hands; Five Deities
105. Pancha Raksha, Pratisara, Yellow with Three Faces and Ten Hands; Five Deities