Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity)

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

(item no. 91079)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Nyingma
Size	77.47x49.53cm (30.50x19.50in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Erie Art Museum

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Mahottara: the many headed, many armed deity arising out of the simple form with three faces and six hands; surrounded by deities and buddhas.

Jeff Watt 10-2000