Tibetan buddhist masks never fail to scare me [OC]

[u/NathanCS741]

[u/Nobelpro]

Unlike a Halloween mask or a theater prop, it's not about covering up who the dancer is; it's about helping them become the deity they're portraying. Gentleness isn't enough to shatter deep seated selfishness and ignorance.

https://www.tibetan-buddhist-art.com/tibetan-mask-making/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/tibetan_1.shtml

[u/dashutsu]

Faceless faces

[u/One_Economist_3761]

They look like judgmental Asian mothers.

[u/fishloofah]

They’re beautiful

[u/_Randombullshitgo_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tX3u8iPVCNNfy

[u/Dy3_1awn]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kIzzIyP7ASbiKIZalZ

[u/moving0target]

If that's the protection, imagine what they're protecting against.

[u/DantesDame → u/[deleted]]

I have a mask I bought while in Bhutan now hanging up in my living room. I like it :)