编号:HAR170

中文名称:双身四臂大黑天

英文名称: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)

尺幅:71.75x52.07cm (28.25x20.50in)

类别:彩唐

材质:棉布

题材:人物

收藏:Rubin Museum of Art

地域:西藏

年份:16世纪（1500 - 1599）

传承:宁玛

是否支持复刻: 支持

内容:

Chaturbhuja Mahakala, (Tibetan: nag po chen po chag shi pa. English: the Great Black One With Four Hands).To the left are two wrathful deities with one face and two hands, dark blue in colour, riding black ravens. The top figure has a raven face and the lower figure stands in a sea of blood. To the right is a lion faced figure with two hands, blue in colour, riding on a mule in a sea of blood. Below that is Rahula, dark in colour, with nine faces and two hands, the lower body in the shape of a snake.At the top center and arranged to each side are the lineage gurus of the Four Handed Mahakala. In the center is Buddha Samantabhadra blue in colour. At the left is white Vajrasattva. To the right is red Vajradharma and again to the right is Guru Padmasambhava.At the bottom right and left are two more wrathful attendant deities to each side, all with one face and two hands. On the left they ride a white horse and a red stag. On the right the figures are blue black in colour riding a snow lion and horse. At the bottom center a lama sits on a throne while accepting the ritual implements for performing the offering service to Mahakala. Arranged on the table in front of the central figure is the ritual offering of a large red 'torma,' stylized food, with a skullcup at each side."From a mandala of red-black fire above a lotus, sun, moon and corpse, with one face and four hands, seated in a relaxed posture; to the Great Black One I pay homage." (Nyingma liturgical verse).Mahakala is a wrathful form of enlightenment, a wisdom deity, appearing as a protector for Vajrayana Buddhism. This particular form is Nyingmapa and has many 'Kama' (Oral Lineage) and 'Terma' (Revealed Treasure) traditions of practice.Jeff Watt 7-98