Himalayan Art Resources

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

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 73891)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Size 13.67cm (5.38in) high
Material Bronze
Collection John and Berthe Ford
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet (list of image plates)

Related Items
Publications
Publication: Visual Dharma: the Buddhist Art of Tibet

Thematic Sets
Mahakala: Shadbhuja [Shangpa] Page (Six-hands)
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Sculpture, Metal: Buddhist Deities