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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Mo Lha (Tibetan)
Mongolian
9 x 7.5 cm gau; 7 x 5.5 cm burhany zurag
Wood, Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

She is the central figure in the Goviin Lha group of five personal protector deities.
The Gau is made of wood and glass with a sliding wooden rear door.
Mo Lha appears alone on burhany zurags of the data-set 88 times.


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