Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Brahmarupa (Brahmin Form)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 789)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Sakya |
| Size | 33.02x24.13cm (13x9.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.30.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Mahasiddha
Gender: Male
Brahmarupa Mahakala (Tibetan: gon po dram ze, English: the Great Black One in the Form of a Brahmin): the outer form of Chaturmukha Mahakala, the special protector of the Guhyasamaja Tantra and the 2nd main protector of the Sakya School.
Sanskrit: Brahmarupa
Tibetan: Dram ze
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
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Mahakala, Brahmarupa (Gelug)
Subject: Prayer Beads (Iconography)
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