King Gesar of Ling is a legendary warrior king who is invoked as a protector of the teachings. Namkha Drimé Rinpoche has said that “Gesar is the embodiment of the lords of the three families, appearing in the form of a drala. He is the body emanation of Manjushri, the speech emanation of Avalokiteshvara and the mind emanation of Vajrapani.”
