Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 204882)
| Lineages | Buddhist |
|---|---|
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Unknown form of Mahakala with consort.
Three faces, six arms. Right arms hold a chakra weapon wheel, a sword and a vajra. Left arms hold a staff, pestle and a mass of flame. Consort holds a skull cup in her left hand.
The presence of garudas may indicate a terma lineage received by the Fifth Dalai Lama.
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