Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)

ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 91024)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma
Size 93.98x71.12cm (37x28in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Shri Vishuddha Heruka, wrathful, maroon in colour, with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Orange flames of wisdom and a host of retinue figures surround the central deity.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Thematic Sets
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Chemchog)