Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Heruka (Nyingma)

ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། རྙིང་མ་པ། 嘿噜嘎 (寧瑪巴)
(item no. 91017)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma
Size 78.74x53.34cm (31x21in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Heruka, Krodha (Tibetan: trag tung, drag po. English: Wrathful Blood-drinker): surrounded by deities, lamas and attendants.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Thematic Sets
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Subject: Heruka (Nyingma, Miscellaneous)