Mandala of
Mahakala (protector) - Bernag Chen (Black Cloak)
(item no. 215)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Karma (Kagyu) Lineage

45.72x44.45cm (18x17.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1995.31.1)

 


Mahakala Mandala (Tibetan: gon po nag po kyil khor): with a small image of a curved knife above a skullcup at the very center.

Jeff Watt 4-2001


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Thematic Set
Mandala Paintings
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VI
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala (All Forms)
Mahakala: Bernagchen (Black Cloak)
Tradition: Kagyu School Introduction
Mandalas: Kagyu
Mahakala (Kagyu)
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part I
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Mandala



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