Hand Painted Citipati Thangka: Dancing Skeletons, Tibetan Meditation Art

This is a Citipati -The Dancing Skeletons Oil Varnished Tibetan Thangka Painting

Citipati, a happy couple, is also called the ‘Lord and Lady of the Charnel Grounds’, and they are the principal Dharma protectors that are associated with the tantric systems of Vajrayogini. Meditation practices on charnel grounds were a common tantric practice among the Indian Mahasiddhas, particularly related to the Heruka Chakrasamvara/Yogini transmission lineage. These above-ground sites were places that were covered with human flesh, bones, and blood, where corpses were brought to be cremated -if one could afford the wood- but more often they were left to be ripped apart and eaten by wild animals, such as vultures. These frightening places were far from town, where no one usually went, except for these yogis who came to contemplate and meditate on the impermanence of all phenomena.

These happy-looking skeletons are also a common feature at the Cham Lama dances held by monasteries during specific Buddhist festivals. These events feature lively, costumed, and masked dances performed by monks, accompanied by music played on traditional Tibetan instruments.

Size: 14 X 19 Inch ( 36 x 49 cm )
Surface Material: Handmade Cotton Canvas
Colors Used: Tibetan Canvas Cotton, Dust Of Gold, Water, Poster Colors With Tibetan Hide Glue Mixture

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