Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja, Sita (White, Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 91029)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 50.80x35.56cm (20x14in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala, Sita Shadbhuja (Tibetan: chag drug pa, gon po kar po. English: the White Lord with Six Hands).
Wrathful with one face and six hands, standing with both legs straight atop two elephant headed figures and a lotus seat; surrounded by flames of wisdom fire. At the bottom right is Maharakta Ganapati, red in colour, with one face and twelve hands; standing atop a rat. On the right is Sita Ganapati with one face and two hands; in a dancing posture standing atop a rat.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
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Mahakala: Shadbhuja, White (6 Hands, Shangpa)
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