Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 34859)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Related Items
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Protector: Shadbhuja (Shangpa, Green)
Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Painting Masterworks)
Buddhist Protector: Shadbhuja Miscellaneous (Shangpa Kagyu)
Publication: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum (Miscellaneous Paintings)