Palden Lhamo, the dark blue protector and only female among the Eight Guardians of the Law, is also Mahakali. Palden Lhamo is Tibetan for Shri Devi, as she is the Tibetan vision of the terrific black goddess of India. Kalachakra deity represents omniscience, as everything is under the influence of time, and he is time and therefore knows all. A four-faced deity with 24 arms who subdues violence. If participants complete the Kalachakra with the best of intentions -- to bring happiness to all living beings -- they can achieve a higher state of enlightenment. Ideal being is the bodhisattva, a person who puts off his own nirvana in order to relieve the suffering of others.

Tibetan Tantric Shiva

Shiva-Thanka: Tibetan Art

Vajra Yogini

She is the Queen of the Dakinis (female tantric enlightened beings) and the much loved personal deity to many Kadampa Buddhists. Through relying upon the blissful, highest yoga tantra practice of Buddha Vajrayogini, we can attain enlightenment very quickly, in one short human life.

Vajra in union with his female wisdom. This state of ultimate bliss "ananda" is a transcendence of dualities - male-female, energy-consciousness, Shiva-Shakti. Tibetan art.

Mahakala is a destructive aspect of the God Shiva. He is the one of the Dharmapalas of Tibet Buddhism, known as the " Great Black One".

Mahakala has four arms and three eyes, and is of the brilliance of 10,000,000 black fires of dissolution, dwells in the midst of eight cremation grounds, is adorned with eight skulls, seated on five corpses, holding a trident, a damaru, a sword and a kharpa in his hands.