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.