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

Tibetan: ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། Chinese: 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)

(item no. 91026)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Nyingma
Size	83.82x55.88cm (33x22in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Erie Art Museum

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Shri Vishuddha Heruka, wrathful, maroon in colour, with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Encircled by a ring of red flames and standing on a sun disc and lotus seat he is surrounded by a host of retinue figures. At the bottom center is the Genderless Lord, 'Gonpo Maning' with the Guardian King Vaishravana to the left and the Tibetan protection goddess Tseringma to the right.

Jeff Watt 9-2000