$125.00
Mahakala 2 Arm 7” x 9”
- original, hand-painted
- painted area 7" x 9", entire thangka 18" x 24"
- traditional brocade border
Mahakala (Tib. Gonpo, "Great Black One") is the most important among the many dharma-protectors mentioned in the vajrayana texts. And there are many different forms of Mahakala. In this form with 2 arms and holding a monastic staff across them, he is known as Panjaranatha (Tib. Gurgyi Gonpo) - "Lord of the Pavilion." Panjaranatha is the special protector of the Hevajra Tantra.