Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
(item no. 104), Reverse Side

Tibet

1400 - 1499

Kagyu Lineage

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1997.8.1)

 
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Chaturbhuja, Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po, chag shi pa. English: the Great Black One with Four Hands). The principal protector of the Chakrasamvara class of Tantras.

Sanskrit: Chaturbhuja Tibetan: Chag shi pa

Jeff Watt 9-2000


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Painting Style: Tibet (Balri)
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Tradition: Kagyu Main Page (Marpa & Dagpo)
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