Palden Lhamo

Palden Lhamo (pronounced: 'Pelden Lhamo'), Palden Lamo (Tibetan: དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ།, Wylie: dpal ldan lha mo; Shri Devi (Sanskrit), Ukin Tengri (Mongolian), or Remati is a protecting Dharmapala of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the wrathful deity considered to be the principal Protectress of Tibet.

Palden Lhamo is the consort of Mahakala and has been described as "the tutelary deity of Tibet and its government", and as "celebrated all over Tibet and Mongolia, and the potent protector of the Dalai and Panchen Lamas and Lhasa."

Read more about Palden Lhamo:  Palden Lhamo and The Lake Lhamo La-tso, Traditional Accounts, Description