Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1200 - 1299 |
Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Chemchog Heruka at the center of a mandala representing all of the Eight Pronouncement Deities according to the 'Revealed Treasure' of Nyangral Nyima Ozer. (See the Nyingma Mandala Masterworks Page).
At the center is Chemchog Heruka with three faces and six hands, red-black in colour, wrathful and embracing a consort. The three right hands hold vajra scepters, nine, five and three pronged. the three left hands hold three different types of skullcups.
Arrangements of Deities: - Centre: Mahottara (3 faces) - East: Vishuddha Heruka (lower front, 6 o'clock) - South: Yamari (left, 9 o'clock) - West: Hayagriva (top, 12 o'clock) - North: Vajrakilaya (right, 3 o'clock) - North East: Möpa Dragngag (5 o'clock) - South East: Mamo Bötong (7 o'clock) - South West: Lama Rigdzin (Padmasambhava) (11 o'clock) - North West: Jigten Chötö (1 o'clock)
In the lower register, at the center is Raven-faced Mahakala with Chaturbhuja Mahakala to the left and Vaishravana Riding a Lion on the right. At the right corner is a lay male donor figure. Immediately to the left is Shri Devi Dorje Rabtenma on a donkey or horse mount accompanied by a male wrathful figure also on a black mount. At the far left side are three wrathful attendant figures.
Jeff Watt 5-2013 [updated 3-2023]