Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 77577)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1900 - 1959 |
| Lineages | Shangpa Kagyu and Buddhist |
| Size | 123x61cm (48.43x24.02in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Royal Ontario Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Jnana Nata Shadbhuja Vajra Mahakala (Tib. ye she gon po dor je nag po chen po chag drug pa. Eng. the Six-armed Great Black One): the principal protector of the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: name inscriptions beneath each figure.
Mahakala: Shadbhuja Page (Six-hands, Shangpa)
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings
Painting Set: Shadbhuja Mahakala (Shangpa, Black Ground)
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