Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (21 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 526)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 42.55x35.56cm (16.75x14in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.31.13 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahottara Heruka.
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (21 Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Maroon Body, 21 Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Eight Heruka Iconography
Subject: Winged Deities (Bon & Buddhist)
Copyright © 2025
Himalayan Art Resources Inc.
Photographed Image Copyright © 2004 Rubin Museum of Art