Item: Vajrakila (Eight Pronouncements)
རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ།
金刚普巴（本尊）
(item no. 284)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 180.98x59.06cm (71.25x23.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.34.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Vajrakila, Heruka (Tibetan: dor je phur ba, thrag thung. English: Vajra Peg, Blood Drinker). Also known as Vajra Kumara (Vajra Youth), he is the activity deity from the set of Eight Herukas (Tib.: ka gye) of the Mahayoga Tantras of the Nyingmapa School.
Sanskrit: Vajrakila
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Exhibition: Padmasambhava, the Second Buddha
Publications
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Painting Type: Black Ground Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila (Mount Meru)
Exhibition: Big!
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 2
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