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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10483092, member: 2844"]Yes, I noticed the Tibetan text, but can't read it. The figure could have been the protector of the northeast.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is difficult to say for sure. since he has no head, but I think it could be Mahakala. Mahakala heads are often featured on phurbas. Mahakala is generally depicted as a chubby deity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I once learned that Mahakala is the protector of the north or northeast, but I am not entirely sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10483092, member: 2844"]Yes, I noticed the Tibetan text, but can't read it. The figure could have been the protector of the northeast. It is difficult to say for sure. since he has no head, but I think it could be Mahakala. Mahakala heads are often featured on phurbas. Mahakala is generally depicted as a chubby deity. I think I once learned that Mahakala is the protector of the north or northeast, but I am not entirely sure.[/QUOTE]
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