Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 104)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1300 - 1399 |
| Lineages | Kagyu |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1997.8.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Summary: This form of Mahakala can be either a protector deity (dharmapala) or a meditational deity (ishtadevata).
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
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands (Betapala)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja Mahakala Early Paintings
Painting Style: Tibet (Balri)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands Main Page
Mahakala (Kagyu)
Subject: Wrathful Appearance Page
Mahakala - Chaturbhuja (Single Form)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja (Painting Masterworks)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Mahakala, Early Paintings
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