❤ABOUT Dorje Legpa Dorje Legpa is one of the native deities subdued by Padmasambhava and bound by oath to serve the Buddhist cause. Like other protective deities he has a variety of forms and is sometimes indistinguishable from his chief officer Garba Nagpo. Dorje Legpa (Sanskrit: Vajra Sadhu). Oath bound worldly protector of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, guardian of the Revealed Treasure Tradition (Terma).
Indigenous to Tibet, it is said that the worldly spirit Dorje Legpa was subjugated in the 8th century by Guru Padmasambhava and oath bound as a protector of Buddhism. His primary function is to safeguard the Revealed Treasure texts (Terma) of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Dorje Legpa belongs to the category of Tibetan Buddhist Worldly Protectors.
Special Features: - Wrathful in appearance, one face, two hands - Wearing a monk's style riding hat (but not a monk) - holding a vajra in the right hand - holding a heart in the left hand - Wearing multi-coloured lay garments - Riding a lion or goat
