MAHAKALA (DHARMA PROTECTOR); OM SHRI MAHAKALA HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA

MAHAKALA OM SHRI MAHAKALA HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA Mahākāla is relied upon in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. However, he is depicted in a number of variations, each with distinctly different qualities and aspects. He is also regarded as the emanation of different beings in different cases, namely Avalokiteshvara (Tib: spyan ras gzigs) or Chakrasamvara (Tib: Korlo Demchog, Wylie: ’khor lo bde mchog). WHITE MAHAKALA is a wrathful (compassionate ferocity) aspect of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig). Through his compassion, White Mahakala eliminates spiritual and material poverty for all beings, bringing us abundance. WHITE MAHAKALA:  OM BENZA MAHAKALA HARI NI SA SIDDHI DZA BLACK MAHAKALA:  Six-Armed Mahākāla Nyingshuk came from Khyungpo Naljor, the founder of the Shangpa Kagyu, and spread to all the lineages—Sakya, Nyingma, and Geluk, as well as various Kagyu lineages. There are also Terma lineages of various forms of Six Armed Mahākāla. Nyinghsuk, though derived from the Shangpa, is not the major Shangpa one—it’s in a