BLACK MAHAKALA Sanskrit Mantra ~ NAMO SAMANTA BUDDHĀNĀṂ OṂ MAHĀKĀLAYA SVĀHĀ The Great Black One

BLACK MAHAKALA Sanskrit Tantric Mantra ~ NAMO SAMANTA BUDDHĀNĀṂ OṂ MAHĀKĀLAYA SVĀHĀ (The Great Black One) Sanskrit Chant General Introduction: Mahakala (Great Black One) is a category of male Tantric Buddhist deities. The common function of Mahakala is as a protector (Dharmapala) deity and specifically the primary Wisdom Protector of Himalayan and Tibetan Buddhism. In some cases, Mahakala can also be a meditational deity (ishtadevata) in the highest Anuttarayoga Tantras. For the study of Mahakala there are three important topics: Principal Texts, Principal Systems and Principal Iconographic Forms. There are dozens of different variations and forms of Mahakala. He is typically in wrathful appearance following the Indian model of a Raksha demon. In most occurrences and uses of Mahakala, he is paired with a meditational deity such as Shri Hevajra and as Panjarnata Mahakala, Chakrasamvara and Chaturbhuja Mahakala, Guhyasamaja and Chaturmukha Mahakala. In most cases Mahakala is an emanation, or wrathful as