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\"Citipati<\/a><\/p>\n

Citipati (“two skeletons – charnel lords)<\/p>\n

In Tibetan Buddhism, the Citipati, a pair of intertwined, ecstatically dancing, male and female skeletons, are ascetics who were so lost in meditation that they they were robbed and beheaded by a thief without ever coming out of their trance.<\/p>\n

Their symbol is meant to represent both the eternal dance of death as well as perfect awareness and they are invoked as \u2018wrathful deities,\u2019 benevolent protectors; fierce beings of demonic appearance.<\/p>\n

The dance of the Citipati is commemorated twice annually in Tibet with ritual dances.<\/p>\n

I was gifted with this beautiful, hand painted thangka, sewn into a traditional, brocade standard, given to me by my then boss at the metaphysical book store<\/a> I worked at from 2002 to 2007 (I know – crazy, right?). I love it and am eternally grateful.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Jill: namaste.<\/p>\n

I don’t mean to be irreverent (oh, who am I kidding?) but it seems to me they might have had longer lives of devotion had they not been so busy navel gazing that they didn’t even notice their peril.<\/p>\n

Brother, I can see your skull.
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