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White Mahakala

White Mahakala is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara and is the principal wealth deity of the Shangpa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. As a Kriya Tantra deity, White Mahakala satisfies the economic needs of Tantric Buddhists and has become popular in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, though it originated in the Shangpa Kagyu School. The lineage traces back through masters like Vajradhara, Jnana Dakini, and Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor, the 11th century founder of the Shangpa Kagyu School.

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White Mahakala

White Mahakala is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara and is the principal wealth deity of the Shangpa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. As a Kriya Tantra deity, White Mahakala satisfies the economic needs of Tantric Buddhists and has become popular in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, though it originated in the Shangpa Kagyu School. The lineage traces back through masters like Vajradhara, Jnana Dakini, and Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor, the 11th century founder of the Shangpa Kagyu School.

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Shadbhuja Sita Mahakala, (Tibetan: gon po kar po chag drug pa.

English: the White


Lord with Six Hands): emanation of Avalokiteshvara and principal wealth deity of the
Shangpa
Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
White Mahakala, a wealth deity of the Kriya class of Tantra, satisfies the economic
needs of Tantric Buddhists. This is a Gelugpa example of a deity that has become
popular within all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It should be noted however that the
Shangpa Kagyu School, founded by Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor (11th century), is
unrelated to the more famous school of the same name founded by Marpa and his
principal student Milarepa.
"Homage to Lord Chintamani, Holy Avalokiteshvara, the gathered compassion of all
Buddhas of the ten directions and three times; to that emanation, the Six Handed
Protector, devotedly with body, speech and mind I bow." (Common liturgical verse).
Lineage: Vajradhara, Jnana Dakini, Shri Shavaripa, Lord Maitripa, Mahasiddha
Rahulagupta, Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor, Nyam Med Rinchen Tsondru, Bonton
Kyergangpa (famous terton of the Hayagriva cycle of practice), etc.

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