Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (3 Faces)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Chemchog Heruka from a set of nine paintings depicting the Eight Prounouncement Heruka deities. At the top center is Samantabhadra Buddha with a dark blue body and embracing a consort. An Indian monastic teacher sits on the left and a lay teacher on the right side.
At the bottom center is Maning Mahakala. A the left is a wrathful female protector, red in colour, holding a long vajra hook in the right hand and a mirror in the left hand. On the right side a scorpion protector with numerous eyes adorning the body rides a black horse.
Jeff Watt 3-2019
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara (Holding a Vajra & Skullcup)
Subject: Scorpion (Secondary Figures)
Subject: Scorpion Main Page