Tibetan culture has always been a complete system, which includes not only traditional Buddhist culture, but also Bonism culture, also known as ancient elephant Buddhism. In Tibet, we often see some devout Tibetans chanting six-character proverbs, kowtowing in three steps, chanting incantations in their mouths, and bowing down, believing that the Buddha should be truly respectful in language, body and mind. Although there are many difficulties on the pilgrimage, they are determined to bow to the dawn light and form a unique landscape. In fact, for Tibetans, many live for their beliefs.
The emergence of Tibetan Wan Wen is mainly attributed to the development of Tibetan religious culture. Instruments of Tibetan Buddhism include: prayer wheel, vajra, vajra bell, Gawu box, rosary and some high-end tantric instruments, such as kapala. The materials and accessories of these musical instruments are an important part of Tibetan Wan Wen, and also the belief and inheritance of Tibetan religious culture.
When you hear or see Caparra, people will feel awe. Kabala is the general term for Tibetan bone products. Generally, the skulls, phalanges and kneecaps of successful monks are donated to make special instruments, which belong to one of the tantric instruments. Skull bowl: it is a missionary instrument for tantric practitioners to hold initiation ceremonies. The initiation pot is filled with holy water, and the bowl is filled with wine. Master sprinkled holy water on the heads of practitioners for them to drink and taught them secret methods.
Thangka is a unique painting art in Tibetan culture, which refers to a religious scroll painting mounted with colored satin for worship, and was later classified as Wan Wen in Tibet. This painting art itself is worthy of people's appreciation and inheritance of Chinese national culture, but there is a kind of Thangka material that is as shocking and frightening as Caparra, that is, human skin Thangka, right! Is to draw on people's skin! !
There are two theories about the origin of Pitangka. One is that a few monks in Tibetan history will follow the example of peeling and copying scriptures, painting on their bodies, and peeling their skins for support after death; Another way of saying it is: to punish those who do evil, Bonism has the law of killing. In order to prevent evil spirits from killing, people draw pictures on them and draw some gods to protect them, so as to suppress evil spirits.
In a private museum in Wuhan, there are two Pitangka from the city hall, one of which was found after the death of a monk. Whether this unique culture is cruel or a worship of returning to biological nature, a hope for the protection of religious gods under faith, or a liberation of the punished from nature, there are different opinions. How to understand this?