1st 2002 168pp Mandala & Librotrade 4to hardback. 260 Illustrations, mostly in colour. Pictorial boards. Cancelled stamp of Jamyang Buddhist Centre and penned reference number on first page, lightly bumped top and bottom of spine else near fine.
 
English and German text. The iconography inside explores the vast and complex world of Vajrayana Buddhist entities, local protector spirits (dharmapalas), and wrathful deities common across Tibetan and Mongolian folklore. This includes entities such as the sa bdag (spirits of the soil), klu (serpent spirits akin to nagas), and various equestrian warrior deities that populate regional shamanistic and Buddhist practices