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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

PadmaSambhava (Sanscrit) / Lowon Badamjunai (Mongolian)
Mongolian
9.5 x 7.5 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

PadmaSambhava holds a katvanga staff with two severed heads beneath a skull beneath a vajra. His red hat is emblematic of the Nyingma Sect.
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