Prince Liangzhuang Tomb: Figurine of Mahakala
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Prince Liangzhuang Tomb: Figurine of Mahakala
CHINA, Hubei, Zhongxiang; Ming dynasty
Mahakala was a war god in ancient India and later became a Buddhist Dharma protector. This figurine was discovered in 2001. Mahakala wears a five-skulled crown and has a square face. He appears wrathful with a knitted brow, opened mouth, protruding teeth, and a skull necklace. Wearing a hide loincloth and fluttering stoles, he holds a curved knife in his right hand and a skull bowl in his left. Both Dharma instruments are distinguishing features of Mahakala. He wears anklets and is depicted trampling on a demon atop an inverted lotus pedestal edged with a bead pattern. A flaming mandorla surrounds Mahakala.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 243.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Prince Liangzhuang Tomb: Figurine of Mahakala." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Prince Liangzhuang Tomb: Figurine of Mahakala" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Prince Liangzhuang Tomb: Figurine of Mahakala. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 243).
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