(item no. 706)
 Tibet 1700 - 1799 Karma (Kagyu) Lineage 57.15x40.01cm (22.50x15.75in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1998.17.2) 
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Black Cloak Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po ber nag chen); the main protector of the Kamtsangpa Kagyu School and special protector of the Gyalwa Karmapas.
Tibetan: Ber nag chen Fearsome in appearance with a huge head Front of Painting Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: rgyal wa rga tso, phag rdor, legs ldan, rnam sras, dam chan.
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Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala (All Forms)
Mahakala: Bernagchen (Black Cloak)
Tradition: Kagyu School Introduction
Mahakala (Kagyu)
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