Shadbhuja Mahakala – The "Six-armed Great Black One"
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Orientation 1
Wall object 8
ABP 013
Code: ABP 013
Country: Tibet or China
Style:
Date: 1600 - 1700
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 46.5 x 59.5
Materials: Silk Embroidery Thanka
Six-armed Mahakala known as Shadbhuja Mahakala
The six-armed and three-eyed form of Mahakala (Tib.: mGon po phyag drug pa) («gönpo chag drugpa») also known as Shadbhuja Mahakala, tramples on the Hindu god Ganesha. In the upper right hand Mahakala holds a skull garland (mundamala), in the upper left a trident (trishula). The principal hands hold a chopper (karttrka)and a skull-cup (kapala); the lower right a double drum (damaru), the lower left a noose (pasha).
The six-armed and three-eyed form of Mahakala (Tib.: mGon po phyag drug pa) («gönpo chag drugpa») also known as Shadbhuja Mahakala, tramples on the Hindu god Ganesha. In the upper right hand Mahakala holds a skull garland (mundamala), in the upper left a trident (trishula). The principal hands hold a chopper (karttrka)and a skull-cup (kapala); the lower right a double drum (damaru), the lower left a noose (pasha).