Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Legden (Excellent One)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 2215)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Drukpa (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: om shri mahakala ghana ghuyasiddhi hum phat. om supra tishta vajra ya svaha. om uma devi bhyoh dza. om kshetrapala ha ha ho hum phat. om vajra endraya nama hum dza. om kshetrapala ha ha ho hum phat.
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), Ranjana script (Ornamental Sanskrit), is black, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
Collection: Jongen-Schleiper (Essay)
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Masterworks (Miscellaneous)
Collection: Jongen-Schleiper (Paintings)
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Main Page
Painting Set: Chaturbhuja Mahakala & Retinue (Drugu Chogyal)
Collection: Bonhams London (Highlights)
Collection: Bonhams London (Inscriptions)
Collection: Bonhams London (Protector Deities)
Painting Tradition: Khyenri, Black Ground
Mahakala: Legden (Bhagavat, Excellent One)
Mahakala (Kagyu)
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