Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Brahmarupa (Brahmin Form)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 31398)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya, Gelug and Buddhist
Material Metal
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Mahasiddha

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Secondary Images
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Thematic Sets
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Religious Context
Mahakala: Brahmanarupa Page
Collection of the Hermitage Museum (Sculpture)
Sculpture Set: Simhamukha & Brahmanarupa
Sculpture: Figurative Subjects, Bases with Legs
Buddhist Deity: Brahmanarupa (Masterworks)