Mahakala 大黒天

From Wikipedia, Mahakala is a Dharmapala (“protector of dharma“) in Vajrayana Buddhism (Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Shingon Buddhism). In Japanese Buddhism, Mahakala (大黒天, Daikokuten?), belongs to the fourth hierarchy of deities (tenbu). Name Mahākāla is a Sanskrit bahuvrihi of mahā (“great”) and kāla (“black”). The literal Tibetan translation is “Nagpo Chenpo” (Wylie: gnag po chen [...]

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