Item: Shri Heruka (Eight Pronouncements) - Chemchog
དཔལ་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། སྒྲུབ་པ་བཀའ་བརྒྱད།
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
Chemchog 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
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
Buddhist Deity: Samputa (Shri Heruka, Kagye)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Chemchog 3 Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Eight Pronouncement Heruka
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