Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)

ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 2206)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Chemchog Heruka and the wrathful deities of the Guhyagarbha Tantra.

Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: Om kili kilaya hum bhyoh. om supta tishta vajraye svaha.

Special Features: (Ranjana script (Ornamental Sanskrit), is black, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Collection: Jongen-Schleiper (Paintings)
Collection: Bonhams London (Highlights)
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
Collection: Bonhams London (Inscriptions)
Collection: Bonhams London (Meditational Deities)
Painting Set: Guhyagarbha, Peaceful & Wrathful (Bonhams)