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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Amitabha enthroned in the center of his Sukhavati Pure Land
Mongolian
6.5 x 6.5 cm
Painted on Paper
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

The details in this icon include Amitayus above Amitabha, a pool of lotus flowers out of which emerge the meritorious deceased, subordinate bodhisattvas and pious worshippers.


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