Summer of 2002, my father took me to the north-west travel, the fourth leg of our trip is to Xining. Came to Xining on the third day, we chartered went Xiningxinan 27 kilometers of the Tar. My father invited guides, with the flow into the well-known Tar. Tar is located in the northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Valley Lotus Huangshui mountains. It was built in the Tibetan Year of the Ram is six back to earth in 1379 AD, is China's Tibetan Buddhism's four centers. Tar magnificent temples, cultural relics treasures dazzling array of ancient voluminous bibliography.
My father guided to visit the main attractions of the temple 10. There Daikin watts Tar Hall, Xiaojin Watt Hall, Butter Sculpture Museum, monks Institute, Tibetan medicine clinics, culture and antiquities museum and so on, there are many of them Buddhist residents in private homes mixed. Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the first time I set foot on the land, is also the first visit to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. I'm here, everything was strange and fresh. Tar guide said the reason is well known for, because it is the birthplace of Master Tsongkhapa, the world famous Tsongkhapa Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama is a master of the two disciples. Of mouth from many Buddhist disciples. In the train to Xining, we sat opposite a cowboy dressed English-speaking elderly uncle and an American. Was an amazing coincidence, we met them again in the Tar Monastery. Who "cowboy" My uncle has been replaced with monks robes, accompanied by the U.S. to visit old monasteries. We asked the tour guide also learned that one who "cowboy" My uncle was the Temple of the monks, after the lecture to the United States to settle in, he would come back from time to time once. This time he presented for the temple of a million yuan. Tour back to us and introduced the art of Ruin within Tar, they are murals, Duixiu and butter. Jiang Zemin's grandfather had been to Tar, he personally inscribed, "Butter Sculpture Museum" four characters hung above the main entrance of the museum. Many murals and Duixiu centuries as new. Colored butter shape into shape lifelike characters, which each select butter can be stored in air-conditioned glass enclosure to keep for one year does not change color, does not melt.
My Father and I walk in the Tar ancient architectural complex of the small road, being rich Buddhist temple scene fascinated, and sometimes read it, "stay" the. That tall, orange-red "Foguangpuzhao" Silk and accounted for release cangue Muni Fo kind sat on a lotus throne on top of a dignified manner, there are two sides to bow their heads to worship Buddha. Some Tibetans have been prayed to the hall from the foot of the mountain before the big move constantly prayed very pious. A similar age, and my little boy, dressed in monks robes in the cart Gan Huo. Tour guide told us that he is already a monk College "College Students", which is in his spare time to participate in temple work.
A few hours later, my father farewell tour guide, drove back to Xining Tar place to live. In the car of my mind lingered the Tar within the scene, as if I was still walking on its winding paths, wooden fish sound of ears, eyes towering pagodas, temples within the wall displaying Hollow, Cooper Santen the air was filled with the smell everywhere, not accustomed to the butter flavor. Good-bye, Tar! Here me up Buddhist knowledge and a broadness of vision. I thought to myself, I grew up going to Lhasa travel to even more spectacular Potala Palace to visit Buddhist holy sites.
Author: cclyt
