Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 69442)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
Notes about the Central Figure
Mahakala, Panjarnata.
At the top center is Brahman Vararuchi along with two Tibetan Lama figures. At the far left is Bhutadamara Vajrapani and on the far right Ekajati. At the middle left is Brahmarupa Mahakala and on the right Shri Devi Dudsolma. Along the bottom are the Five Activity protectors: Nagpo Nujin, Nagmo Nujin, Putra, Batra and Singmo.
Jeff Watt 12-2010
Collection of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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