Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 847)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Sakya |
| Size | 88.90x60.96cm (35x24in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.13.6 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Mahakala, Vajra Panjarnata (Tibetan: dor je nag po gur gyi gon po. English: the Great Black One, Lord of the Vajra Pavilion [or Canopy]): from the Vajra Panjara Tantra.
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
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