The Twelve Rituals. A set of twelve deities described in the gzi brjid, where a ritual text devoted to each appears. The deities are often depicted in a series of twelve thang ga paintings. They are: (1) kun dbyings, (2) dge bsnyen, (3) byams ldan, (4) dus 'khor, (5) kun rig, (6) rgyal ba rgya mtsho, (7) rnam 'joms, (8) sman lha, (9) rnam dag, (10) byams ma, (11) smon lam mtha' yas, and (12) 'dul chog.

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