Item: Mandala of Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 205506)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
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).
Mandala: 9 deity Chaturbhuja Mahakala
Surrounding deities (Miscellaneous Protectors): Tseringma, Vaisravana, Begtse Chen, Dorje Dragden (Minister of Pehar, Nechung Oracle deity), Unidentified red tsen protector
This is the final painting in the set of 108 Mandalas.
View other items in the Thematic Set: Publication: Celestial Palace of the Gods of Tantric Vajrayana
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