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| − | *The supramundane and wrathful protector deity Mahākāla is considered to have seventy-two or seventy-five distinct forms, of which the most important are: Six-armed Mahākāla ([[ | + | *The supramundane and wrathful protector deity Mahākāla is considered to have seventy-two or seventy-five distinct forms, of which the most important are: Six-armed Mahākāla (?[[Saḍbhuja mahākāla]]), Four-armed Mahākāla ([[Caturbhuja mahākāla]]), Panjaranātha ([[mgon po gur]]), Vyagra-vāhana Mahākāla ([[mgon po stag zhon]]), Bhagavān Mahākāla ([[mgon po legs ldan]]), Raudrāntaka Mahākāla ([[mgon po trak sad]]), and Black-cloaked Mahākāla ([[dgon po ber nag can]]). See Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, pp. 38-67. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]]) |
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Mahākāla (mgon po nag po)
- The supramundane and wrathful protector deity Mahākāla is considered to have seventy-two or seventy-five distinct forms, of which the most important are: Six-armed Mahākāla (?Saḍbhuja mahākāla), Four-armed Mahākāla (Caturbhuja mahākāla), Panjaranātha (mgon po gur), Vyagra-vāhana Mahākāla (mgon po stag zhon), Bhagavān Mahākāla (mgon po legs ldan), Raudrāntaka Mahākāla (mgon po trak sad), and Black-cloaked Mahākāla (dgon po ber nag can). See Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, pp. 38-67. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)