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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)
Mongolian
8.5 x 7 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

Begtse, whose name means “great coat of mail” was trampled by the third Dalai Lama’s horse after the Dalai Lama manifested himself as Avalokitesvara. In honor of this event, which domesticated Begtse, the Dharmapala is shown trampling a human and a horse.


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