(item no. 543)
 Tibet 1700 - 1799 Nyingma Lineage 69.85x46.99cm (27.50x18.50in) Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1996.32.6) 
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Vajrakila, Heruka (Tibetan: dor je phur ba, thrag thung, English: Vajra Peg, Blood Drinker). Also known as Vajra Kumara (Vajra Youth), he is the activity deity from the set of Eight Herukas (Tib.: ka gye) of the Mahayoga Tantras of the Nyingmapa School. Sanskrit: Vajrakila See painting number 568, Ekajati, from the same set and by the same artist.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
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Exhibition Appearance
Exhibition: Wisdom & Compassion (Taiwan)
Publication
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Painting Type: Black Ground
Buddhist Deity: Vajrakila (Kagye)
Buddhist Deity: Eight Pronouncement Heruka
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part I
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