“Opening of the eyes”
• Finally, there is a consecration (rab ne) ceremony for the finished thangka which includes a cen je, or "Opening of the Eyes," ceremony. • This is a religious ceremony, traditionally done by a monk or a religious teacher, which sometimes involves the writing of an inscription on the back of the thangka. • Only after the performance of this ceremony is the living presence of the thangka considered to be embodied in the work and communicated by it.
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