编号:HAR471

中文名称:六臂大黑天

英文名称: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Shadbhuja (Six-hands)

尺幅:79.38x59.69cm (31.25x23.50in)

类别:黑卡

材质:棉布

题材:人物

收藏:Rubin Museum of Art

地域:西藏

年份:18世纪（1700 - 1799）

传承:格鲁

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Shadbhuja Vajra Mahakala with a Retinue of Five Attendants (Tibetan: dor je nag po, gon po chag drug pa'i kor nga, English: the Great Vajra Black One with Six Hands) wrathful emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.The Shadbhuja (six handed) form of Mahakala is a wrathful emanation of Avalokiteshvara and belongs to the Kriya classification of practice with its own short Tantra. Mahasiddha Shavaripa is attributed as the first human lineage holder. Popularized in Tibet by the yogi Khyungpo Naljor in the 11th century, the practice originally belonged to the Shangpa Kagyu School, however the practice was later adopted by the Gelugpa Tradition as their main protector. In modern times the Six-Handed Mahakala is found in all traditions to a greater or lesser extent. This particular example belongs to the Gelugpa system evident by the posture of the right bent leg of Mahakala. There are minor variations in the hand objects of the five attendant figures dependant on the various systems and practice traditions.The method of painting s called 'black painting' (Tib.: nag thang); the background is black and the deities are drawn as an outline with more or less colour and detail added at the discretion of the artist. This style is generally reserved for the very wrathful figures and rarely used for peaceful deities.Jeff Watt 4-98