Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 34273)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal, Mercuric Gild |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Shadbhuja Mahakala, Green, Lord of Life: a special long-life practice belonging to the teaching cycle of the Shadbhuja Mahakala of the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition.
Jeff Watt [updated 6-2022]
Buddhist Protector: Shadbhuja (Shangpa, Green)
Collection: Dr. John Loomis
Mahakala: Shadbhuja [Shangpa] Art History
Buddhist Protector: Shadbhuja Miscellaneous (Shangpa Kagyu)
Publication: SP 5
Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Sculpture Masterworks)
Artist: Sonam Gyaltsen & Atelier (Sculpture)
Artist: Sonam Gyaltsen & Atelier (Ishtadevata)
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