Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Brahmarupa (Brahmin Form)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 840)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Gelug |
| Size | 48.26x33.02cm (19x13in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.11.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Mahasiddha
Gender: Male
Brahmarupa Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po dram ze, English: the Great Black One in the Form of a Brahmin): the outer form of Chaturmukha Mahakala, the special protector of the Guhyasamaja Tantra and the 2nd main protector of the Sakya School.
Sanskrit: Brahmarupa
Tibetan: Dram ze
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