Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Heruka (Nyingma)

ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། རྙིང་མ་པ། 嘿噜嘎 (寧瑪巴)
(item no. 89192)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Size 71.50x52cm (28.15x20.47in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Most probably Karmaheruka, the wrathful emation of Budha Amogashiddhi

Tibetan Paintings by Hugo E. Kreijger (list of image plates)

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Subject: Heruka (Nyingma, Miscellaneous)
Collection of Jucker (Tibetan Art)