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