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    Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a Dharmapāla ("Protector of the Dharma")...
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    originated from Mahākāla, the buddhist version of the Hindu deity Shiva, conflated with the native Shinto god Ōkuninushi. The Sanskrit term 'Mahākāla' ("Great...
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    Mahakala (IPA: [mɑːhɑːˈkɑːˈlɑː] from Sanskrit) is a genus of halszkaraptorine theropod dinosaur from the Campanian-age (about 80 million years ago) Upper...
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    "the ravisher". Another of Shiva's fearsome forms is as Kāla "time" and Mahākāla "great time", which ultimately destroys all things. The name Kāla appears...
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    Mahakala-Mahakali Temple was built around 11th century A.D. and is located at Latitude of- 20 degree 14’ 26" N., Longitude of- 85 degree 50’ 05" E and...
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  • The Praise of Mahākāla is a Mongolian Buddhist poem written in the Mongolian script by an Oirat or Uyghur scholar of the Sakya school, Choiji Odser (chos...
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    originally comparable to a genius loci.[citation needed] The many forms of Mahakala are emanations of Avalokiteshvara.[citation needed] Kalarupa and Yamantaka...
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  • January 29, 2021. English: Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth, 64 x 53 in. (162.6 x 134.6 cm). Mahakala is one of the most popular...
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    religious art. Notably, Buddhist guardian deities like Arya Achala, Manjushri, Mahakala, Palden Lhamo etc. In Sikhism the Khanda serves as a religious symbol,...
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    existence. Mahakali, in Sanskrit, is etymologically the feminised variant of Mahakala, or Great Time (which is also interpreted as Death), an epithet of the...
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