Item: Heruka (Nyingma) - Padma Vajra

Tibetan: ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། རྙིང་མ་པ། Chinese: 嘿噜嘎 (寧瑪巴)

(item no. 8569)

Origin Location	Bhutan
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Nyingma, Drukpa (Kagyu, Bhutan) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Padma Vajra Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Revealed Treasure (Tibetan: ter ma) teachings of the Nyingma tradition.

'...Padma Vajra, bright red, three faces, red, blue, [and] white. In the right [hands] a vajra, sword [and] skullcup. In the left a bell, vase [and] katvanga. The Red Lady holds a drum and skullcup. In a posture having the nine expressions of dance. Poised on a lotus, moon and sun.' (Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. Daily Practice of Lama Gongdü).

Jeff Watt [updated 3-2023]