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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Yama (Sanscrit) / Choijoo (Mongolian)
Mongolian
14 x 11 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

The bull upon which Yama and Chamundi stand crushes a man beneath his hooves, for Yama once was King of Death until tamed by the forces of the Dharma. Manjusri is depicted here above Yama.


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