Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 91107)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 73.03x53.34cm (28.75x21in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Chemchog Heruka: wrathful, brown in colour with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Numerous retinue figures fill the back and foregrounds.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
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