Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 425)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 69.85x45.72cm (27.50x18in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.9.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Shri Vishuddha Heruka, wrathful, dark blue in colour, with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Five similar forms surround the central figure. At the top and bottom are numerous retinue figures with a variety of faces, animal and otherwise.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Chemchog)
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
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