Mahakala (protector) - Brahmarupa (Brahmin Form)
(item no. 840)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Gelug and Sakya Lineages

48.26x33.02cm (19x13in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1999.11.1)

 


Brahmarupa Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po dram ze, English: the Great Black One in the Form of a Brahmin): the outer form of Chaturmukha Mahakala, the special protector of the Guhyasamaja Tantra and the 2nd main protector of the Sakya School.

Sanskrit: Brahmarupa Tibetan: Dram ze

Jeff Watt 4-2000


View other items in:
Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VIII
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala (All Forms)
Tradition: Sakya, Enlightened Protectors
Mahakala (Gelug)
Mahakala: Brahmarupa (Brahmin Form)
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part II



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