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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Four-Faced Mahakala (English-Sanscrit) / Shalsh (Mongolian)
Mongolian
7.5 x 6 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

The four heads, gold ornaments and flayed elephant skin of the deity are evident in this folk-painting.


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