Chaturbhuja Mahakala – The "Four-armed Great Black One"
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Orientation 2
Display 3
ABS 341
Code: ABS 341
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1500
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 6.8 x 6.3 x 2
Materials: Bronze
Chaturbhuja Mahakala – The "Four-armed Great Black One"
Corpulent and menacing, the protector Mahakala is sitting on the recumbent body of a defeated enemy. The first pair of hands hold a heart and a skull cup, while he wields a sword and a trident with the second pair of hands. His face bears the expression of awakened wrath: his mouth is wide open, his eyes are bulging and his hair is standing on end. His naked body is clad only in a loincloth of tiger skin. He wears the bone ornaments of the charnel grounds. As a dynamic manifestation of compassion, this protector defends the teachings of the Buddha and buddhist practitioners against all kinds of external and internal obstacles.
Corpulent and menacing, the protector Mahakala is sitting on the recumbent body of a defeated enemy. The first pair of hands hold a heart and a skull cup, while he wields a sword and a trident with the second pair of hands. His face bears the expression of awakened wrath: his mouth is wide open, his eyes are bulging and his hair is standing on end. His naked body is clad only in a loincloth of tiger skin. He wears the bone ornaments of the charnel grounds. As a dynamic manifestation of compassion, this protector defends the teachings of the Buddha and buddhist practitioners against all kinds of external and internal obstacles.