Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 79099)
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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).

Interpretation / Description

Mahakala Nine Deity Mandala.

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Mahakala: Chaturbhuja, Four-hands Main Page
Blockprints: Mitra Gyatsa
Mahakala - Chaturbhuja (Single Form)