Six-armed Mahākāla (Shangpa)
Tibetan Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
One-faced, six-armed protector transmitted in Shangpa Kagyu and subsequently adopted in other Tibetan schools.
Relations
- emanation of: Avalokiteśvara
- cult form of: Mahākāla
Sources
- Jeff Watt, Himalayan Art Resources, Six-armed Mahakala: traditions and iconographic differences