Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Legden (Excellent One)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 91012)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 78.74x58.42cm (31x23in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po leg den) surrounded by numerous wrathful figures.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Mahakala (Nyingma)
Mahakala: Legden (Bhagavat, Excellent One)
Painting Type: Black Ground (Eastern Tibet, Kham)
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