Buddhist Mahākāla

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
Dharmapala
gptkbp:arms 2
4
6
multiple forms
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shiva
gptkb:Avalokiteshvara
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Yama
gptkb:Palden_Lhamo
gptkb:Chinese_Esoteric_Buddhism
gptkb:Kalarupa
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:category gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Dharmapalas
Hindu mythology
Wrathful deities
Tibetan Buddhist deities
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:organization
third eye
flames
tiger skin
garland of severed heads
gptkbp:festival Mahakala Puja
gptkbp:function remover of obstacles
protector of practitioners
destroyer of ignorance
protector of wealth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist Mahākāla
gptkbp:iconography fierce expression
crown of skulls
black or dark blue color
holding chopper and skull cup
trampling on Ganesha
gptkbp:origin Hindu deity Shiva (Mahakala)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role gptkb:deity
protector of the Dharma
protector of monasteries
gptkbp:title gptkb:Mahakala
gptkb:Great_Black_One
Daikokuten (in Japan)
Dàhēitiān (in China)
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daikokuten
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7