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Four Faced Mahakala

unknown1800/1900

Hwajeong Museum

Hwajeong Museum
Seoul, South Korea

This thangka depicts Four-Faced Mahākāla in the centre with Vajradhara above, flanked by Bhūtaḍāmara-Vajrapāṇi on the left and Mahākāla in the form of a Brahmin seer on the right, and surrounded by attendants. On the back of the thangka there are written in red letters Mahākāla’s mantra, a consecration mantra, etc. The choice of tutelary and Dharma-protecting deities above Mahākāla suggests that this thangka is of Sa-skya-pa provenance.

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  • Title: Four Faced Mahakala
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date created: 1800/1900
  • Location created: Tibet
  • Physical Dimensions: 65.2x50.8cm
  • Subject Keywords: Tibetan Buddhist Painting, Thangka, Mahakala, Thangka, Mahakala
  • Type: Tibetan Buddhist Painting, Thangka, Thangka
  • Publisher: Hwajeong Museum
  • Rights: Hwajeong Museum
  • Medium: polychrome on cotton
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