5320 x 3540 px | 45 x 30 cm | 17,7 x 11,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2016
Ubicazione:
Spituk Monastery, Leh, India
Altre informazioni:
To define cham ('cham) broadly, it is Tibetan Buddhist ritual dance performed by monks for lay people. There is great variety among cham dances according to the sect of the hosting monastery, the religious occasion, the region of performance and the traditions of the particular monastery. Though this stag mask is from a Tibetan area of China, the video below depicts dancers in Mongolia performing a dance. The tradition has spread wherever Tibetan Buddhism including ethnically Mongol areas. The map below is approximate, but gives a good impression of the areas of Tibetan Buddhist religious influence. Areas of Tibetan Buddhist (Vajrayana), influence are marked in magenta.
