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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Manjusri (Sanscrit) / Manzshir (Mongolian)
Mongolian
9.5 x 8 cm
Painted on Paper
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Manjusri is the bodhisattva symbolic of wisdom. He holds a sword of discriminating wisdom in one hand, the Prajnaparamita sutra in the other.
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