Pala

Šįryt naujas studentas atėjo.

- Iš kur? - klausiau.

- Iš Turkijos.

- Ką reiškia turkiškai "pala"? - užrašiau lentoj.

- A man with a lot of this - rodo į savo ūsus turkas.

- Not a sword?

- This word has two meanings, the second is a sword, - atsako studentas.

- What is the ordinary turkish name for a sword? - klausiu.

- Kilyč, - taip išgirdau jo atsakymą.

Man šis paaiškinimas labiau patinka už tą.

Tuo labiau, kad turkai turi dar ir jataganą.

Ir Artimuosiuose Rytuose jie tik prieš tūkstantmetį atsirado.

O kodėl palios vadinamos paliomis?

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Pala, in Sanskrit, a term meaning 'protector'. Can refer to a form of wrathful deity, in Buddhism.

In Buddhism, wrathful deities are enlightened beings who take on wrathful forms in order to lead sentient beings to enlightenment.

Wrathful deities can be divided into several categories:

The Herukas (Tb. khrag 'thung, lit. "blood drinker"), which are enlightened beings who adopt fierce forms to express their detachment from the world of ignorance.

The Wisdom Kings (Sanskrit vidyarāja), known particularly as the protectors of the Five Dhyani Buddhas; more a feature of Japanese than Tibetan Buddhism.

The Protectors (Sanskrit pāla), usually subdivided into three categories:

Lokapālas or "Protectors of the World" are guardians of the four cardinal directions.

Kṣetrapālas or "Protectors of the Region".

Dharmapālas or "Protectors of the Law" which vary in the level of realization attributed to them. This can be anything from fully enlightened to an oath-bound worldly spirit. Most of the major Dharmapalas are said to be enlightened.

Dharma.

Dharmapalas.

Pāla.