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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags
by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University
Mahakala (Sanscrit) / Gombo (Mongolian)
Mahakala in a folk-painting. One might define the essential attributes of an icon (as opposed to optional attributes) as those that occur in folk-paintings. |
