Citipati Dance of Death Antique Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Skeleton Skulls, Himalayan Vintage All-Over-Print Tshirt Platonic Solids involving the purification and transmutation

involving the purification and transmutation of material elements into higher spiritual substances

The Great Buddha of the Kōtoku is a representation of the Buddha Amida

The deity is often depicted with frightening features such as sharp teeth

feared by all who encountered it

Citipati Dance of Death Antique Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Skeleton Skulls, Himalayan Vintage All-Over-Print Tshirt Platonic Solids involving the purification and transmutationCitipati is a protector deity or dharmapala in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of the Himalayas, often depicted as two skeletal deities, male and female, dancing within a halo of flames. As a protector deity, Citipati's role is to guard Buddhist followers from dangers and enemies, and to defend the dharma, or the teachings of Buddhism. In this context, Citipati is a manifestation of the power of all five tathagatas (Buddhas), and symbolizes