Just cam across this wonderful site, that has lots of information on Buddhits deities and symbolisms. Great place to spend some time (a lot of it, in fact.) 'Khandro' by the way is Tibetan for 'Dakini' or 'Space Travelers'.
"Although today I am healthy,
Well-nourished and unafflicted,
Life is momentary and deceptive;
The body is like an object on loan for but a minute."
Master Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
Puts the events of the past week in prespective.