Item: Vajrakila (Eight Pronouncements)
རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ།
金刚普巴（本尊）
(item no. 532)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 59.69x43.18cm (23.50x17in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.31.18 |
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. This particular composition depict Vajrakila of the Longchen Nyingtig Tradition surrounded byy the lineage teachers and other deities of that specific system.
Sanskrit: Vajrakila
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila Main Page
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