Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 85731)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #M.81.90.4 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala, Shadbhuja. (See #74060).
Mahakala: Shadbhuja Page (Six-hands, Shangpa)
Mahakala: Shadbhuja [Shangpa] (Shri Devi Notes)
Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Early Paintings) Page
Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Legs Straight, Shangpa)
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Tradition: Gelug Protectors
Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Painting Masterworks)
Painting Style: Gyantse Scroll Paintings
Collection of Los Angeles County Museum (Tibetan Early Painting Masterworks)
Mahakala: Shadbhuja [Shangpa] Iconography
Collection of Los Angeles County Museum (Three Wrathful Deity Masterworks)
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