White Mahākāla (Shangpa)
Tibetan Buddhist · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Six-armed wealth deity of the Shangpa tradition, understood as Avalokiteśvara’s emanation.
Relations
- emanation of: AvalokiteśvaraEmanation in this source context, not biological parentage.Jeff Watt, Himalayan Art Resources, White six-armed Mahakala: Shangpa tradition (secondary)
- cult form of: MahākālaJeff Watt, Himalayan Art Resources, White six-armed Mahakala: Shangpa tradition (secondary)
Sources
- Six-armed wealth deity of the Shangpa tradition, understood as Avalokiteśvara’s emanation.: Jeff Watt, Himalayan Art Resources, White six-armed Mahakala: Shangpa tradition (secondary)