Mahakala
# Mahakala has dwarf body which is dark blue in colour to symbolize his changesless dharmakaya nature.
# There are 75 different kinds of manifestations of Mahakala.
# Mahakala is one of the 8 Guardians of the law,whose duty is to protect Buddhism against its enemies.
# He is the wrathful deity that destroys mind chatter and brings our minds back into attentive focus.
# He looks wrathful and is bedecked with serpents.
# As he is the defender of law,he is given a good position at the entrance doors of Buddhism shrines.
# He may have one face with two ,four arms or six arms or eight faces with sixteen arms.
# He carries Trisula and Kapala in his two hands.
# He wears a tiger skin symbolizing the purification of desires.
# He is the protector of the Buddhism.
# Hence, he is commonly known as defender of law and embodiment of universal compassion.
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