Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - (1 face - 6 hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 100008)
| Origin Location | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Size | 63.50x53.34cm (25x21in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.21.9 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala (English: the Great Black One) with one face and six hands, fearsome in appearance, in a standing posture. Along the top are the five Celestial Buddhas. Various deities are arranged at the sides and donor figures below with the meditational deity Achala at the bottom center.
Jeff Watt 3-2001
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