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Mahākāla (摩訶迦羅: Sanskrit; *mahā* means great; *kāla* means black; the sūtra says: "Mahākāla, the Great Black Heavenly Spirit", giving both Chinese and Sanskrit together; this deity is the colour of a dark blue-black cloud and has an immeasurable lifespan; with eight arms, each wielding a different weapon, strung skulls serve as his necklace; he assumes a greatly wrathful form, with the Earth Goddess beneath his feet holding his feet with both hands).