Six Armed Mahakala

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The Six-Armed Mahakala is the ferocious form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.In the painting, Mahakala is seen furious with six hands holding his horrific ritual implements.

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There are at least six different traditions of the Six-armed Mahakala (shadbhuja). The most famous and well-known is produced more as art. It is called Shangpa Kagyu tradition Mahakala.

The Six-Armed Mahakala is the ferocious form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. In the painting, Mahakala is seen furious with six hands holding his horrific ritual implements.