Choijin Lama Monastery: Mask of Mahakala
Paper mache
Choijin Lama Monastery: Mask of Mahakala
MONGOLIA, Ulaanbaatar
This paper mache mask from Mongolia is a representation of the wrathful Mahakala and is used in the traditional Cham dance. The black Mahakala has a square face with three bulging eyes, flaming gilt eyebrows, a bulbous nose, and wide open mouth with thick lips exposing his tongue and fangs. His beard is gilded and his extended earlobes are adorned with gilt earrings that have semi-precious stones attached by cords. His hair, made of that from a horse, is bushy and coarse. He wears a golden crown against a red background with five gold skulls.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 39.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Choijin Lama Monastery: Mask of Mahakala." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 39.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Choijin Lama Monastery: Mask of Mahakala" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:39.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Choijin Lama Monastery: Mask of Mahakala. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 39).
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