#chitipati

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Chitipati. Tibet. Tibet circa 1700

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“We're in a freefall into future. We don't know where we're going. Things are changing so fast, and always when you're going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along. And all you have to do to transform your hell into a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. It's a very interesting shift of perspective and that's all it is... joyful participation in the sorrows and everything changes.”

― Joseph Campbell, Sukhavati:Place of Bliss

[skullbearer90]

Chitipati

Citipati (Sanskrit: चितिपति), Chitipati or Shmashana Adhipati is a protector deity or dharmapala in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of the Himalayas. It is formed of two skeletal deities, one male and the other female, both dancing wildly with their limbs intertwined inside a halo of flames representing change. The Citipati is said to be one of the 75 forms of Mahakala. Their symbol is meant to represent both the eternal dance of death as well as perfect awareness. They are invoked as wrathful deities, benevolent protectors of fierce appearance. The Citipati is a protector of graveyards and is known as Lord of the Cemetery or Lord of the Crematorium. Why do we care? We are not Buddhists in the same way that we are not Hindus. We simply embrace transformation and bear the skull, while sheep to the slaughter see death and decay everywhere. Buddhist Tantrism has much to teach us in this regard, as does Hindu Tantra, especially the more ancient and less intellectual Tantra. Embrace chaos, embrace transformation, become your own Lucifer, rebel against the Father God of rules and comfort zones!

[moryen]

A RARE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF CHITIPATI QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Superbly modelled in the form of the two protectors, each standing in ardhaparyankasana in mirror image of one another with the knees intertwined, all atop a conch and cowrie shell on a base bordered with pendent lappets, each skeletal protector rendered denuded of flesh and adorned with a billowing scarf, the skull portrayed with a third eye and surmounted by a five-leaf crown, further depicted holding in the hand a ritual implement. 39 cm, 15 3/8 in. Sotheby’s

[artofmaquenda]

Primordial Mother

I wanted to portray a divine mother/feminine deity, kinda like the Hindu goddess Kali. She is both frightening and loving. The she-wolf is eating and birthing, for she decides who gets to live and die. ‘From the womb to the tomb’. A cycle that never ends.

The dead are enlightened and praying for the living. They are the soil for creation. I think the wolves are the the destructive side of human nature, they are crying and yearn for love.  

I usually don’t have a meaning beforehand, it happens as I work on it. I’d rather have the piece speaking for itself and let the viewer have their own take on it, but I wanted to try to explain how I feel about it. :)

I have an extremely hard time choosing colors for this piece, so I think I’ll make more versions soon. I also hope to get tapestries made when I order new ones again :D

[beadsofparadisenyc]

This XL Chitipati Hand Hammered Brass Temple Icon is *quite* impressive, and also just haunting enough for this season! Chitipati are Protector Deities in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of India, in the form of two skeletons, one male and one female, entwined in dance after their heads were cut off by a thief as the two meditated unaware, never leaving their trance. Their symbol is meant to be a visual reminder of the eternal dance of death, perfect awareness and impermanence. They are honored in dance twice yearly, once during summer and once during winter, symbolic of the cycle of life and death. If you’d like to read more about these two deities, or make this fascinating piece yours, follow the tag! #chitipati #protectordeity #templeicon #skeleton #dancingskeletons #handhammeredbrass #tibetanbuddhism #vajrayana #vajrayanabuddhism #wrathfuldeity #protector #imperamance #eternalchange #spooky #shop #nyc #unionsquare #beadsofparadise (at Beads of Paradise NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0B3m-A9xG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tibetantique]

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[hinducosmos]

Chitipati - Dancing skeletal couple

清 十八世紀 銅鎏金屍陀林主像 A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Chitipati Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. 6 1/4 in. (16 cm) high

Among the most beloved subjects in Tibetan Buddhist art, the Chitipati are a jovial dancing skeletal couple. Associated with the Chakrasamvara Tantra, the Chitipati are worshiped as guardians, particularly against thieves and grave robbers. They are a rare subject for a Qing bronze.

(via Bonhams)

[goodpark]

Gilt bronze figure of Chitipati or Kinkara, Tibet or Himalayas 17th-18th century