Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Shangpa)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 90825)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Shangpa Kagyu
Material Bronze
Collection Carolyn and Wesley Halpert
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

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Publication: Tibet, Tradition & Change

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Collection: Private 38
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