Sipe Gyalmo, whose name means Queen of the World, is a protector and meditational deity of the Bon religion of Tibet, understood as a wrathful manifestation of Sherab Chamma, the Bon Loving Mother of Wisdom. She is typically depicted with three faces and six arms, carrying ritual implements such as a sword, a mirror and a skullcup, and riding a mule.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / FunctionProtection and guardianship 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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