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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Vajradhara (Sanscrit) / Ochirdar (Mongolian)
Vajradhara is painted in brilliant blue with gold ornaments. He holds the vajra and the ghanta in his crossed hands. He is Adi Buddha, the Buddhist equivalent of Brahman or the ultimate reality. |
