Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 99677)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Size 184.80x132.60cm (72.76x52.20in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Publication: Tibetan Paintings
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Tibetan Paintings by Pratapaditya Pal (list of image plates)

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Publication: Tibetan Paintings

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Mahakala: Shadbhuja (Legs Straight, Shangpa)