Vajrakila (Eight Pronouncements)
(item no. 543)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Nyingma Lineage

69.85x46.99cm (27.50x18.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1996.32.6)

 
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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

See painting number 568, Ekajati, from the same set and by the same artist.

Jeff Watt 11-2000


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Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Painting Type: Black Ground
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Eight Pronouncement Heruka



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