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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Avalokitesvara (Sanscrit) / Janraiseg (Mongolian)
Mongolian
3 x 3.5 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

The four-armed (chaturbujha) Avalokitesvara carries a jewel between his two palms, a chain of beads in his upper right hand, and a lotus in his upper left hand.


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