Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 91088)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 49.53x35.56cm (19.50x14in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Shadbhuja, Mahakala (Tibetan: nag po chen po, chag drug pa. English: the Great Black One with Six Hands): surrounded by five retinue figures with the buddha Akshobhya at the top.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Mahakala: Shadbhuja Page (Six-hands, Shangpa)
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