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The Guardian Deities of Tibet by Ladrang Kalsang (first edition 1996).

Contents
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Preface
1. Gonpo Chagdrug (mgon po phyag drug, the six armed Gonpo)
(Shadbhuja Mahakala)
2. Palden Lhamo (dpal ldan lha mo)
(Shri Devi)
3. Gonpo Zhal Zhipa (mgon po zhal bzhi pa, the Four-Faced Gonpo)
(Chaturmukha Mahakala)
4. Gonpo Chag Zhipa (mgon po zhal bzhi pa, the Four-Faced Gonpo)
(Chaturbhuja Mahakala)
5. Dhamchen Choegyal (dam can chos rgyal)
(Yama Dharmaraja)
6. Gyalpo Namthoe Sey (rgyal po rnam thos sras)
(Vaishravana Riding a Lion)
7. Gyalchen Dezhi (rgyal chen sde bzhi)
(Four Guardian Kings)
8. Tsogdag Langnachen (tshogs bdag glang sna can)
(Ganapati)
9. Tenma Chu-nyi (brtan ma bcu gnyis)
(Twelve Protector Goddesses of Tibet)
10. Nechung Dorje Dregden (gnas chung rdo rje dregs ldan)
(Nechung Chogyong)
11. Lhachen Tsangpa Karpo (lha chen tshangs pa dkar po)
(Tshangpa)
12. Nyenchen Thanglha (gnyan chen thang lha)

13. Tashi Tsering Che-nga (bkra shis tshe ring mched lnga)
(Tseringma)
14. Bhegtse (beg rtse)
(Begtse Chen)
15. Dhamchen Dorje Legpa (dam can rdo rje legs pa)
(Dorje Legpa)
16. Tsiu Mhar (rtsi'u dmar)
(Tsi'u Marpo)
17. Dorje Yudronma (rdo rje gyu sgron ma)
(Dorje Yudronma)
18. Sipa Chagpey Lhagu (srid pa chags pa'i lha dgu)

19. Machen Pomra (rma chen spom ra)
(Machen Pomra)
20. Yarlha Shampo (yar lha sham po)

21. Luyi Gyalpo Nele Thoekar (klu'i rgyal po ne le thod dkar)

22. Zhanglon Dorje Dadul (zhang blon rdo rje dgra 'dul')
(Shanglon Dorje Dudul)

Jeff Watt [updated 8-2018]