Has anyone heard of Methar? I read about this in Oracles and Demons, but does anyone have further information on him?
Another dharmapala of a more recent origin, found in the retinue of rDo rie shugs Idan, is the guardian-deity Me thar. This god is said to be the spirit of the treasurer (phyag mdzod pal of Tengyeling (bsTan rgyas gling) monastery, which was destroyed by troops of the Tibetan Govern- ment in 1912.'0 The unfortunate treasurer was taken prisoner by the soldiery and was skinned alive. His spirit then turned into a ferocious demon.
Later,he was subdued by an incarnate lama, Serkong Rinpoche, and turned into a guardian deity of the Buddhist faith. Me thar is depicted wearing the colourful garment of a high-ranking lay-officIal. In one hand he holds a rosary, the other one brandishes a lance. He is sometimes depicted riding a blue horse.
