Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mamo Botong (Eight Pronouncements)

མ་མོ་རྦོད་གཏོང་། 煽动和派遣世俗的神(八大法)
(item no. 15266)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Nyingma
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Shechen Archives - photographs
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Mamo Botong (Sanskrit: Matarah): the 6th deity in the set of Eight Pronouncement Herukas of the Nyingma Tradition. This system is associated with the Indian Adept Danasamskrita.

Jeff Watt 10-2003

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Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
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Collection of Shechen Archives: Gallery I