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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)
The union of the masculine (Vajradhara – Vajra Holder) and feminine (Vajradhatu – Vajra Realm) into the emptiness beyond phenomena. When two deities are represented in this manner the Tibetan term “yabyum” is used to describe this sexual union. |
