Mongolia: Buddhist thangka portraying a mountain deity wielding a sword, 19th century

Mongolian Buddhism: Buddhist Thangka portraying a mountain deity wielding a sword. A 'thangka', also transliterated as 'tangka', 'thanka' or 'tanka' , is a Tibetan or Mongolian silk painting with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, famous scene, or mandala.

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