Mahakala & Buddha Thangka, Tibet #734 Divinatory Ritual of Ifa In his right hand he

In his right hand he holds a cylindrical object that has been broken off at the front

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Mahakala & Buddha Thangka, Tibet #734 Divinatory Ritual of Ifa In his right hand heMahakala & Buddha Thangka, Tibet #734 Various different Buddha images are painted on the cloth. Depicts the of Buddhas in Tibetan Culture. Mahakala, a wrathful Deity, is considered to be the fierce and powerful emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. This Deity defends the Dharma (the Path of Righteousness) from corruption and degeneration and from forces hostile to it, and keeps the Rituals free from impure thoughts and actions.