Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Flying Practitioners
Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Flying Practitioners
CHINA, Tibet, Gyantse
In Tibetan Buddhism, highly accomplished practitioners are said to possess the ability to fly freely through the air. According to the Life of Milarepa, the famous Tibetan master Milarepa had this supernatural skill.
This image is part of a scene from a Jataka tale painted in the central hall. Several monks and sages with topknots are depicted flying gracefully through a cloudy sky. The towering trees and the scattered clouds indicate the figures’ altitude and speed.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 730.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Flying Practitioners." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 730.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Flying Practitioners" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:730.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Flying Practitioners. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 730).
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