Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (9 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 91022)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 93.98x55.88cm (37x22in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahottara Heruka (Tibetan: trag tung). Wrathful, blue-black, with nine heads and eighteen hands, he embraces the consort; standing on a sun disc and lotus seat encircled by orange flames. Eight retinue deities surround the central figure and three protectors stand at the bottom center. At the top, in a sphere of light, is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara with various Nyingma lineage lamas sitting at the sides.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Nine Faces)
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