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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Prajnaparamita (Sanscrit) / Tegulder biligun (Mongolian)
Prajnaparamita means “highest wisdom” or “perfection of wisdom” and usually refers to a category of Mayahaya scripture including the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra. Iconographically, Prajnaparamita is a goddess holding a vajra to her right and the Prajnaparamita Sutras to her left. Her lower hands are in the teaching mudra of turning the wheel of dhama. |
