D H A R M A P R O T E C T O R S ( D H A R M A P A L A S )
In the 8th Century CE, the Tibetan King Trisong Detsen, invited Padmasambhava to subdue the demonic forces that were hindering the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, and terrorizing the Tibetan people. Padmasambhava transformed them from malevolent demons into wrathful Dharma protectors, by oath.
In addition to being guardians of the Dharma, these wrathful deities can alternatively be used to protect us from our own negative states of mind.
