Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death, early 18th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, 72 3/8 x 46 5/8 in. (183.8 x 118.4 cm), Paintings, This image of a wrathful protector of Buddhism would have been an awesome presence in the dimly lit interior of a Tibetan monastery. Yamantaka is a violent aspect of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, who assumes this form to vanquish Yama, the god of death
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Yamantaka, Destroyer, God, Death, early 18th century, Tibet, Distemper, cloth, 72 3/8 x 46 5/8, 183.8 118.4 cm, Paintings, image, wrathful protector, Buddhism, awesome presence, dimly lit, interior, Tibetan monastery, violent aspect, Bodhisattva Manjushri, assumes, form, vanquish Yama, god, death
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