Mahakala (protector) - Bernag Chen (Black Cloak)
(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)

 


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.


View other items in:
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)
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part II



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