Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (21 Faces)

ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 73464)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Nyingma
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Mahottara and the Eight Pronouncement Deities of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Yellow Numbered List - Teachers:
1. Padmasambhava
2. Trisongdetsen
3. Yeshe Tsogyal
4. Nyanral Nyima Ozer

White Numbered List - Deities:
1. Mahottara
2. Samantabhadra Buddha
3. Lama Rigdzin
4. Hayagriva
5. Dregdul
6. Purba
7. Khyobden Nagpo
8. Chaturbhuja
9. Chemchog
10. Lame
11. Shinje

Secondary Images
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Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Maroon Body, 21 Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (21 Faces)
Collection: Private 4 (Wrathful Appearance)
Subject: Trampled Gods & Deities Page (Numbers)