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![Thailand](../../../IMAGES/Photo%20Flags/Photo%20Flag%20Thailand.jpg) |
Heng Ko
performers (fig.)
wear elaborate facial makeup,
often fashioned with symbols
from
Mahayana
Buddhism, which are
sometimes used also in
the
Theravada
tradition. |
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The face of the performer on the left has a green bodhi tree leaf painted on the forehead, which –like the lotus– is a symbol of Enlightenment (fig.). |
And, the actor
seen here on the right has a
a
nahm tao
or
hu lu
calabash (fig.)
over the brows,
and is a
symbol for protection.
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Heng Ko facial makeup |
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