Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 91013)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Size | 76.20x63.50cm (30x25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Shri Vishuddha Heruka (Tibetan: trag tung. English: Wrathful Blood-drinker): surrounded by numerous attendant figures with animal heads.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Chemchog)
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
Copyright © 2025
Himalayan Art Resources Inc.
Photographed Image Copyright © 2004 Erie Art Museum