Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Citipati
Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Citipati
CHINA, Tibet, Gyantse
This 15th century mural in the central hall features citipati depicted as two dancing skeletons. The citipati are guardians of sky burials, and their dancing symbolizes the Buddhist concept of impermanence. The two skeletons are painted symmetrically next to each other with their hands joined. They are surrounded by animals such as tigers, leopards, wolves, and vultures preying upon human flesh, representing the hell realm of Maharaurava.
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: Citipati." 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: Citipati" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:730.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Palcho Monastery Central Hall: Citipati. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 730).
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