Kwapa Dyo (Caretaker Deity)

Kwapa Dyo (Caretaker Deity)

Kwapa Dyo (also called Kostha Pala Dyo, Kwachapal Dyo, etc.), is a manifestation of the Akshyobhya Buddha. 

Kwapa Dyo is one of the prominent deities of Buddhist viharas of the Vajrayana sect, and is always placed on the ground floor of a long, two- or three-story building, known as Digi Chhen.