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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)
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. |
