The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1420 page)
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Mah
dev
(the Goddess in India):
dev(the Goddess in India):
Mah
k
la
kla(Skt., ‘great-time’). A name of
iva
in his destructive aspect; he also represents death. Mah
k
la is one of the eight deities known as the Terrible Divinities, also venerated by the Mongols as ‘protector of the tent’ (
gur-gyi-mgnon-po
). In the Buddhist pantheon Mah
k
la is reduced to being a doorkeeper of Buddha's temple.
ivain his destructive aspect; he also represents death. Mah
kla is one of the eight deities known as the Terrible Divinities, also venerated by the Mongols as ‘protector of the tent’ (gur-gyi-mgnon-po
). In the Buddhist pantheon Mah
kla is reduced to being a doorkeeper of Buddha's temple.Other books
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