Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (21 Faces)
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Size | 80.01x59.69cm (31.50x23.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.32.7 |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahottara: surrounded by the 8 Herukas and 8 Vidyadharas. (See another painting from the same set HAR #48302).
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Yellow Numbers - Teachers:
1. Nagarjuna
2. Gyalwa Chogyang
3. Dorje Wangtu
4. Palgyi Sengge
5. Garab Dorje
6. Rombu Guhya
7. Sanggye Yeshe
8. Jampal Shenyen
9. Padmasambhava
10. Yeshe Tsogyal
11. Nyangral
12. Trisongdetsen
13. Namka Nyingpo
14. Palgyi Yeshe
15. Shantigarbha
16. Dhanasamskrita
17. Humkara
18. Vairochana
White Numbers - Deities:
1. Mahaottara
2. Hayagriva, Padmeshvara
3. Jigten Choto
4. Vajrakila
5. Drag Ngag
6. Kasrung
7. Yangdag
8. Mamo Botong
9. Jampal Ku
Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [Name inscriptions below each figure]
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (21 Faces)
Teacher: Nyangral Nyima Ozer (Related Subjects)
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Blue Body, 21 Faces)
Subject: Garuda, 'Revealed Treasure' Signature