(item no. 284)
 Tibet 1700 - 1799 Nyingma Lineage 180.98x59.06cm (71.25x23.25in) Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1995.34.2) 
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Vajrakila, Heruka (Tibetan: dor je phur ba, thrag thung. English: Vajra Peg, Blood Drinker). Also known as Vajra Kumara (Vajra Youth), he is the activity deity from the set of Eight Herukas (Tib.: ka gye) of the Mahayoga Tantras of the Nyingmapa School. Sanskrit: Vajrakila Jeff Watt 11-2000
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Exhibition Appearance
Exhibition: Knoxville Museum of Art
Exhibition: Big!
Publication
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Painting Type: Black Ground
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila (Kagye)
Buddhist Deity: Eight Pronouncement Heruka
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