Firstly, what is with all the Polearms?pic.twitter.com/T6tJyG9GN7
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It’s a tantric thing. Iconography appears same as in Tibetan Vajrayana: blade emerging from mouth of a makara.
Basically are symbols of “wrathful practice” and the Buddhakarma of destruction. Lots more symbolic layers on that probably!
There’s lots of discussion in Robert Beer’s _Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols_ e.g.
How tantric do these scenes look? I don't recall seeing this in chinese american pagodas, or in north vietnam for that matter
Well, it’s recognizably Chinese not Tibetan, but the general feel and many specifics are very similar to Tibetan temples
I’d be curious about the central image at the back—it’s obscured by one of the polearms—might give a big clue if recognizable
.@Meaningness Perhaps I have stumbled upon a Tantric form of Chinese Buddhism. This Area was homesteaded by Chinese Refugees in the 1700s
Based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangmi it seems Chinese tantra was weak in the 1700s; revived in late 1800s & 1900s
It specifically mentions the SouthEast Asian diaspora.
Oh yes! Vietnam not mentioned, but would make sense that it would be similar
The Mekong Delta was Chinese and Khmer before it was settled by the Viets in the 1700s. It is known for cults
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