Three Protectors of Sikkim
Deities

Three Protectors of Sikkim

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Buddhist
Period · Eternal

Buddhist / Vajrayana / Tibetan / Bhutia - Location: Gangtok (Enchey Monastery), East Sikkim, Sikkim (27.3389°N, 88.6065°E) Sikkim is guarded by the Three Protectors (Rig Sum Gönpo): Avalokiteśvara (compassion), Mañjuśrī (wisdom), Vajrapāṇi (power). The 17th-c. Enchey Monastery in Gangtok houses the 3 protectors. The 19th-c. Pemayangtse Monastery (West Sikkim) is the most-revered Nyingma seat. The annual Cham-Vajrakilaya dance (August) protects the state for another year throu

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