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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Green Tara (English-Sanscrit) / Nogoon Dar’ekh (Mongolian)
Mongolian
9 x 7 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Green Tara usually has a serious expression on her face, while White Tara is depicted as smiling. Often Green Tara has a strange or unattractive countenance, but that is not the case here.


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