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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Amitayus (Sanscrit) / Ayuush (Mongolian)
The buddha Amitayus sits above an earthly landscape accompanied by Ushnishavijaya and White Tara. Representations of this type range from some that depict the goddesses much smaller than Amitayus, to this type where the three deities are nearly equal in size. |
