This god of thunder is a form of Mahakala, the consort of Lha-mo. He takes many forms in his equally violent activities in the Tibetan pantheon. Because Lha-mo is an energizing force, Mahakala would be absolutely nothing but inert matter without her. It is her force that activates him and this can be seen in the similarity of basic forms: the proportions of bulbous bodies and leaping flames. He, however is basically the destroyer of time for the Buddhists felt that this was a great illusion and fiction. Through this destruction it was revealed to the Tibetans that which they felt was the true nature of time. This centered around conceptions of a great moment, where there were no imaginings or thoughts but a knowledge free of these. To approach this realization, the Tibetans had to have Lha-mo and Mahakala available for constant destruction of anything that might interfere. Next
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