8.25" White Mahakala Statue

White Mahakala - The Six Armed Mahakala

The six Armed Mahakala is known as the wish granting Mahakala and is very popular among the Gelugpa school of the Tibetan Buddhism. This is wealth aspect of Mahakala winch specifically supports the comfort and economic well being of tantric practitioners. The White Mahakala is generally worshipped to attain wealth. His iconography is rich in symbols delineating his wealth deity status. For example his skull bowl, rather than contain the mortal remains of his victims, is full of various jewels and his crown is made up of five jewels instead of the trademark five skulls.

Gestures and Attributes

His body is white that is why he is also called White Mahakala. The expression of his face is ferocious and wrathful and has three eyes. His main right hand holds a wish fulfilling flaming jewel(Chintamani) mounted on a jewel tipped handle in front his chest, his upper right hand holds a Vajra marked chopper and his lower right hand holds a drum with streaming ribbons. His main left arm rests on his left thigh and holds a skull cup with a vase in it filled with many jewels. His upper left hand holds a trident - tipped Khatvanga staff and his lower left hand holds a Vajra hook. Six Armed Mahakala wears silk scarves; elephant skin cloak, a garland of freshly severed human hands and a tiger skin spread across his lower body below the bulging stomach. Six Armed White Mahakala is lavishly ornamented with exquisitely designed gold earrings, necklaces, armlets, bracelets and girdle. HIs skirt is beautifully painted. As with the ornaments, gold is used to brighten the eyebrows of his two main eyes, his flaming moustache and his beard.

About this Sculpture

 Expertly cast from copper alloy using ancient technique known Lost Wax Method, Copper Alloy with Partly with 24 karat gold  form this sculpture is a profoundly wrathful representation of Six Armed White Mahakala. This sculpture was individually handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master artisans of the Shakya clan who are considered among the best in the world. These craftsmen are the modern heirs to a centuries old tradition of creating sacred art for use in temples and monasteries. The fine metalworking techniques have been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times..