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Over 3 hours of Mahakala videos on general topics and specific works of art. (Updated 6-2026).

General Topics:
- Mahakala: Buddhist Deity (Transcript [4.5 min.])
- Mahakala In Context [6.5 min.]
- Mahakala: Three Clarifications [4.5 min.]
- '75 Forms of Mahakala' Doesn't Exist [4 min.]
- Mahakala: Publications & Curriculum Development (HAR on Patreon [16 min.])

Specific Forms:
- Panjarnata Mahakala [7 min.]
- Raudrantaka Mahakala [6 min.]
- Shadbhuja Mahakala: Six Arms [5 min.]
- White Mahakala (Shangpa Tradition) [5 min.]
- Begtse Chen [4.5 min.]
- Bhagavat Class of Mahakala Deities [6 min.]
- Brahmanarupa Mahakala [5.5 min.]
- Chaturmukha Mahakala: Four Faces [5.5 min.]
- Chaturbhuja Mahakala (Four Arms) [5.5 min.]

Individual Objects:
- Panjarnata Mahakala, Painting #24453 [5 min.]
- A Powerful Painting of Mahakala #93578 [6 min.]
- Chaturbhuja/Danda Mahakala: HAR #22 [6 min.]
- Legden Mahakala HAR#57915 [7 min.]
- 50 Chapter Mahakala #35976 [13 min.]
- Panjarnata Sculpture #65134 [7 min.]
- Panjarnata #65004 [7 min.]
- Panjarnata HAR #87011 [11 min.]
- Panjarnata HAR #87227 [6.5 min.]
- Panjarnata Retinue Figure #65172 [6 min.]

Some Buddhist traditions include Begtse Chen in the Mahakala Class of Deities. Some Gelug traditions do not categorize Begtse as a Mahakala or even as a wisdom deity.

Jeff Watt 10-2020

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the Mahakala Main Page).

Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)

Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
Shadbhuja (Shangpa)

Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
Legden (Excellent One)