I. The Iconography of the Protective Deities: 1. The protective deities. Their classification, appearance and attributes. The jig rten las'das pa'i srung ma 2. dPal Idan Iha mo. 3. The group of the mGon po. 4. Vaisravana, Kubera, and Jambhala. 5. gShin rje and related deities. 6. ICam sring. The 'Jig rten pa'i srung ma 7. Pe har and companions. 8. rDo rje shugs Idan. 9. Tshangs pa. 10. rDo rje legs pa. 11. The dGe bsnyen phying dkar ba. 12. Tsi'u dmar po and the btsan demons. 13. The Tshe ring mched inga and related Goddesses. 14. Mountain deities. 15. Local protective deities. 16. The dregs pa. 17. The dgra Iha. II. The Cult of the Protective Deities: 18. Sacrificial objects and offerings. 19. Thread crosses and thread-cross ceremonies. 20. Worship of the dharmapalas. 21. Tibetan oracles. Their position, attire, feasts, and prophetic trances. 22.The state oracle. 23. Methods of divination. 24. Tibetan weathermakers. 25 . Destructive magic. 26. Protection against evil. 27. Some notes on Tibetan shamanism.