Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 54389)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Shangpa Kagyu, Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Field Museum of Natural History |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala, Shyama Shadbhuja: the green form of the protector deity.
Buddhist Protector: Shadbhuja (Shangpa, Green)
Collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (Painting)
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