Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 908)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Sakya |
| Size | 72.39x45.72cm (28.50x18in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.29.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Panjarnata Vajra Mahakala (Tibetan: gur gyi gon po dor je nag po chenpo. English: the Great Black One of the Pavilion), principal protector for the Hevajra cycle of Tantras and the Sakya School.
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Painting Type: Black Ground Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Painting Type: Black Ground (Eastern Tibet, Kham)
Mahakala: Panjarnata, Lord of the Pavilion (Main Page)
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