Mandala of Mahakalas. Distemper on linen, Tibet.

Mandala of black and white Mahakalas. Distemper on linen, Tibet, 18-19th century. Thangka of the Black Dakini. A mandala with the Buddhist deity Mahakala in the centre: he is black and four handed, and holds a chopper in the right hand and a skull bowl in the left. With his right foot he is treading on a yellow human being, while his legs are in dancing attitude. He is surrounded by eight figures …