Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Vyaghra-vahana (Riding a Tiger)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 35855)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

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Thematic Sets
Mahakala: Vyagrha-vahana Masterworks
Painting Tradition: Kandze Valley & Trehor Namka Gyan
Mahakala: Vyaghra Vahana (Riding a Tiger)