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.
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