Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 47)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Shadbhuja Mahakala.
At the bottom center is the Tibetan worldly deity Tsi'u Marpo.
Mahakala: Shadbhuja Page (Six-hands, Shangpa)
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Painting Style: Men-ri (New)
Tradition: Shangpa Kagyu Main Page
Mahakala (Gelug)
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