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

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Yamantaka (Sanscrit) / Yamandag (Mongolian)
Mongolian
7.5 x 6.5 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Yamantaka has sixteen legs, thirty four hands, and nine heads, seven of which are identical except for color. The topmost head is Manjusri in a wrathful mood.


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