Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 3314487)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Museum der Kulturen, Basel |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Summary: This form of Mahakala can be either a protector deity (dharmapala) or a meditational deity (ishtadevata).
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Iconography
Tradition: Jonang Iconography
Mahakala - Chaturbhuja (Single Form)
Painting Style: Khyenri - Wrathful Deities
Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen (Painting Masterworks)
Tradition: Jonang Masterworks
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands Main Page
Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen, Basel (Painting)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja (Painting Masterworks)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja Art History
Tradition: Jonang Painting Masterworks
Tradition: Jonang Painting Masterworks (Wrathful Deities)
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