Himalayan Art Resources

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

ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 425)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma
Size 69.85x45.72cm (27.50x18in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# F1996.9.2
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Shri Vishuddha Heruka, wrathful, dark blue in colour, with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Five similar forms surround the central figure. At the top and bottom are numerous retinue figures with a variety of faces, animal and otherwise.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
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Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)