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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Begtse (Tibetan) / Jamsran (Mongolian)
Formerly a Central Asian God of war, Begtse was tamed by the third Dalai Lama and has become a popular guardian deity. Here he is accompanied by the Master of Life and the Goddess of Life along with eight butcher demons from his retinue. |
