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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Green Tara (English-Sanscrit) / Nogoon Dar’ekh (Mongolian)
Mongolian
6.5 x 5.5 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Green Tara sits on the ubiquitous lotus throne in a position of ease, her right foot resting on a lotus pedestal, her right hand in the mudra of generosity.


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