Citipati Dance of Death Antique Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Skeleton Skulls, Himalayan Vintage All-Over-Print Tshirt Platonic Solids which represents the transformation of

which represents the transformation of suffering into compassion and the attainment of enlightenment

feared by all who encountered it

Chinese deity

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

Citipati Dance of Death Antique Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Skeleton Skulls, Himalayan Vintage All-Over-Print Tshirt Platonic Solids which represents the transformation ofCitipati 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