Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 65164)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1300 - 1399 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 43.82x17.15cm (17.25x6.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #C2002.33.2 |
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).
Sanskrit: Chaturbhuja
Tibetan: Chag shi pa
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja Mahakala Early Paintings
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (RMA): Main Page
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands Main Page
Mahakala - Chaturbhuja (Single Form)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja (Painting Masterworks)
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands (Betapala)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Mahakala, Early Paintings
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