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Dharmapala
In
Vajrayana
Buddhism, a
dharmapala
is a type of
wrathful deity
. The name means "
Dharma
-defender" in
Sanskrit
, and the dharmapalas are also known as the
Defenders of the Law (Dharma),
or the
Protectors of the Law
.
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