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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Palden Lhamo (Tibetan) / Sri Devi (Sanscrit) / Baldam Lkham (Mongolian)
Mongolian
6.5 x 5 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Palden Lhamo exists in a different landscape from most other figures on burhany zurags. She is riding across a sea of blood surrounded by jagged mountains.


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