Английская Википедия:Begtse
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Begtse (Шаблон:Bo; "Begtse the Great Coat of Mail") is a dharmapala and the lord of war in Tibetan Buddhism, originally a pre-Buddhist war god of the Mongols.Шаблон:Sfnp
Name
The name Begtse (Шаблон:Bo) is a loanword from Mongolian Шаблон:Transl, meaning "coat of mail". He is also given the name and epithet Jamsaran (Шаблон:Bo), meaning "Great Coat of Mail", which is a translation of the Mongolian.Шаблон:Sfnp
Description
Begtse has red skin and orange-red hair, two arms (as opposed to other Mahākālas, who have four or six), three blood-shot eyes and is wielding a sword in his right hand. He also holds a human heart in his right hand. In the stock of his right arm, he holds a bow and arrow and a halberd with bannet. He wears a chainmail shirt, which gave rise to his name, Jamsaran. He wears a Mongolian helmet with a crown of five skulls and four banners in the back. He is also accompanied by his consort, Rikpay Lhamo, and his main general, Laihansorgodog. They are surrounded by Jamsaran's satellites, the twenty-nine butchers.Шаблон:Cn
Culture
Jamsaran is represented in Mongolian, and to a lesser extent Tibetan, Cham dance.Шаблон:Sfnp
See also
- Beg tse, a ceratopsian dinosaur named after the deity
- King Gesar, regarded an incarnation of JamsaranШаблон:Sfnp
- Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, called an incarnation of Jamsaran by his followers
Citations
General and cited references
External links
- Himalayan Art Resources.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134355/http://www.thangka.ru/gallery/ge_jamsaran.html
