Sakya Mahakala, Protector Deity Statue
The Protector Deity statue is hand-carved in copper and 24k gold by Kathmandu artists. Sakya Mahakala, also known as Gonpo Panjarnatha, is the most popular Protector of the Sakya sect. A scorching flame behind him portrays his wrathful character with the details of human and animals and upward fire-like hair with huge, glazed eyes. His right leg is on top of a human face, wearing a five-headed skull crown, and is depicted with a wooden gong (Gandhi), a skull bowl, and a vajra holder in his hands. He wears tiger skin around his body and ornaments of a snake with a bared gaped mouth.
Size: 26cm/10.2" (Height) x 17cm/6.6" (Width)
Weight: 2.240 Kg
Materials: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body
Mahakala is the guardian god of Mahayana Buddhism and all Tibetan Buddhist schools. He represents various ways, each with its features and characteristics. He is seen as the emanation of distinct beings in some circumstances, such as Avalokitesvara or Chakrasamvara. The five kleshas (adverse ailments) are transmuted into the five pearls of wisdom, and Mahakala is generally typically represented with a crown of five skulls.
