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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Hayagriva (Sanscrit) / Damdin (Mongolian)
Hayagriva’s six hands hold six different weapons; his eight feet trample on serpents representing enimical powers. He is not a Dharmapala but exists in a category of his own. |
