Item: Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity) - (9 Faces)
ཆེ་མཆོག་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ།
嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 91099)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 83.82x62.23cm (33x24.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Chem Chog Heruka: wrathful, dark blue in colour, with nine faces and eighteen hands. Retinue figures stand at the sides with buddhas and lamas above and the Mahakala, Genderless Lord, at the bottom center.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Heruka
Buddhist Deity: Mahottara Heruka (Nine Faces)
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