Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t21.4

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Besides, there are statues made in Tibet by Nepal craftsmen such as King of Great Freedom, Wrath Tara, Arya Tara, Sarasvati, Auspicious Horse Head King, Dragon King, Demon, Yaksha, Krishna and Pelden Lhamo. On beams, pillars and walls in all halls, Buddhist scriptures and figures of Buddha are carved and painted as well as biography of kings of Tibet, other biographies, cryptology or prophesy and ritual of Bonismo. The carvings and paintings fully reflect the concept of cultural coexistence of foreign Buddhist culture and local Bonismo which has epoch-making significance in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.