Pehar’s Connections

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Guards

• Samye Monastery

  Padmasambhava subdued the wrathful spirit Pehar and bound him by oath to serve as protector of Samye Monastery and guardian of the Buddhist teachings in Tibet, a role Pehar would hold for centuries through the Nechung Oracle.

Member of

• 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

• Begtse,Dorje Legpa,Padmasambhava,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.