Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1400 - 1499
Lineages	Kagyu
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue #	acc.# F1997.8.1

Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Summary: This form of Mahakala can be either a protector deity (dharmapala) or a meditational deity (ishtadevata).