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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Mahakala (Sanscrit) / Gombo (Mongolian)
The most common form of Mahakala is this six-armed “shadbhuja” form. He is typically draped in the skin of an elephant and holds a chopper and skull cup in his central hands. |
