Begtse’s Connections

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• Dharmapalas

  Mahakala, Palden Lhamo, Begtse, Pehar, Dorje Legpa, Rahula, Tsiu Marpo, and Tseringma stand among the principal dharmapalas of Tibetan Buddhism, wrathful guardians who crush obstacles and destroy enemies of the dharma across all four schools.

Associated with

• Dorje Legpa,Padmasambhava,Pehar,Phurba,Rahula,Subjugation of Tibet,Tseringma,Tsiu Marpo,Yeshe Tsogyal

  The Subjugation of Tibet describes how Padmasambhava, aided by Yeshe Tsogyal and armed with the phurba, tamed Tibet's hostile spirits — binding Pehar, Tsiu Marpo, Begtse, Dorje Legpa, Rahula, and Tseringma by oath as dharma protectors.

• Sonam Gyatso

  When Sonam Gyatso journeyed to Mongolia to bring the dharma to Altan Khan, the war god Begtse rose in his copper armor to bar the way, but the Dalai Lama manifested as Avalokiteshvara and overwhelmed the fierce spirit with compassion, binding him by oath as a protector of the Buddhist teachings.