(Trade Cloth, 6.25 x 9.5, 1996, Religion/Buddhism)

Available April 10, 2010

This book is a study of the Tibetan protective deities, those gods worshipped by the Tibetans as protectors and guardians of Buddhism. It details the classification, appearance and attributes of these gods (their iconography) and how they are worshipped through sacrifices, offerings, ceremonies, oracles, feasts, prophetic trances, ritual dances, black magic and weathermaking (their cult).