Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 91054)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Size | 104.14x71.12cm (41x28in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Panjarnata, Mahakala (Tibetan: gur gyi gon po, dor je nag po. English: the Lord of the Pavilion, the Great Black One). The chief protector of the Sakya School surrounded by buddhas and lamas above, deities at the sides and protectors below.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Painting Type: Black Ground Main Page
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Mahakala: Panjarnata, Lord of the Pavilion (Main Page)
Mahakala: Panjarnata, Three Deity
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