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| Keywords: Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, black.jpg Mahakala Protector of the Tent Tibet Distemper and gold on blue silk Image 29 x 20 1/2 in 73 7 x 52 1 cm Overall 30 1/4 x 21 3/4 in 76 8 x 55 2 cm This black-ground painting is a visualization image of Mahakala as Panjarantha the enlightened protector of Buddhism He tramples a male corpse beneath his feet and displays a flaying knife kartrika in his right hand and a skull cup kapala in his left implements for cutting through delusions and ignorance A ritual wand gandi is balanced in the crooks of his arms Panjaranatha is understood as the original Mahakala from which all other manifestations emanate Several of the latter along with the deity ™s associates surround him including Brahmarupa the lesser Mahakala at left blowing a thighbone trumpet and Palden Lhamo Mahakala ™s consort riding her mule In the upper corners are two hierarchs of the Sakya lineage over which Mahakala presides as their principal protector and below his fearful retinue dances macabrely http //www metmuseum org/collection/the-collection-online/search/73202 http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/as/original/DP135204 jpg direct link 1650 author PD-old-100 Mandala thangka from Tibet Tibetan Buddhist paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 17th-century paintings from Tibet Files uploaded by Yann Forget | ||||
