Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (21 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 90530)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahottara, Heruka: the supreme combined deity of the Eight Herukas (Tibetan: ka gye) surrounded by wrathful deities. Lama figures and bodhisattvas are seated above. At the bottom corners are the Four Guardian Kings of the Directions.
Jeff Watt 5-2000
Collection of Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Maroon Body, 21 Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (21 Faces)
Collection of Southern Alleghenies: Deity
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