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Peaceful Form Vajrapani - Updated

The Peaceful Form Vajrapani Page has been updated with additional images and links. The figure of Vajrapani has three main divisions: [1] non-iconic narrative based images, [2] iconic meditational form based images and [3] similar and related forms. The last of these can be from both the non-iconic and iconic divisions.

Shanglon Dorje Dudul Main Page - Updated

The Shanglon Dorje Dudul Main Page has been updated with additional images.
Shanglon Dorje Dudul is the special protector of the Tibetan Medical Tradition, lineage and texts. There are two main forms of Shanglon. The first is a [1] seated wrathful figure that has three classes of forms: Outer, Inner and Secret. The second of the main forms is associated with the [2] Yutog Nyingtig and is a wrathful Mahakala-like deity that rides atop a horse and has a retinue of eight deities.