Exhibition on wrathful deities of Buddhism opens
On the occasion of the 40th International Museum Day, the Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum is displaying an exhibition “Dogshdiin avral” (literal meaning “Salvation of the wrathful ones”).
Exhibition on wrathful deities of Buddhism opens. On the occasion of the 40th International Museum Day, the Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum is displaying an exhibition “Dogshdiin avral” (literal meaning “Salvation of the wrathful ones”), one of the “Arvan Khangal” (literal meaning Ten Dharmapalas) exhibition series. The exhibition displays the creations of Yama, Esura, Sritzaturtuka and Mahakala in many different art forms, which consists of around 100 works of anonymous artists of the XIX century. Wrathful deities are considered magnificent and fearful at the same time as they’re mostly displayed as stomping on men or dismembering them and wearing necklace made out of skulls. These deities, who are supposed to wage war without any mercy against the demons and enemies of Buddhism, represent the overcoming of troubles and tragedies.
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