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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)
Mongolian
7.5 x 6 cm
Painted on Cloth
Early to Mid-19th Century

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.


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