Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja, Sita (White, Shangpa)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 7720)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

This form of White Mahakala is based on a ‘pure vision’ of Kedrub Gelleg Pal Zangpo.

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Thematic Sets
Mahakala: White Figures
Mahakala: Shadbhuja, White (6 Hands, Shangpa)
Collection: Private 1