Dharmapala: A wrathful deity; defender and protector of the way of the higher truths; remover of obstacles and bringer of spiritual realizations. From Sanskrit Dharam Pala religion protector or guardian of the teachings. (Vajrayāna Buddhism) list all

Mara: The personification of evil and temptation; the seducer; provider of sensory pleasures; master of delusions and bringer of spiritual death. From Sanskrit Māra the killer. (Buddhism)

Oni: Torturers and jailers in Buddhist hells; Buddhist devils represented as enormous misshapen beings occasionally having the heads of horses or bulls. (Japanese) image

Preta: The insatiable; the greedy ones; those in agony; spirits trapped by evil deeds. From Sanskrit pra ita the departed or one who has gone. (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain) image

Wrathful Deity: A ferocious demonic being; defender and protector of Buddhists and the Buddhist faith; inspires determination, destroys negativity and ignorance, instills fear in the enemy of the faithful. Also associated with Hinduism. (Tibetan Buddhism) list all