Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Bernag Chen (Black Cloak)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 706)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) |
| Size | 57.15x40.01cm (22.50x15.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.17.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Black Cloak Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po ber nag chen); the main protector of the Kamtsangpa Kagyu School and special protector of the Gyalwa Karmapas.
Tibetan: Ber nag chen
Fearsome in appearance with a huge head
Front of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: rgyal wa rga tso, phag rdor, legs ldan, rnam sras, dam chan.
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
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