Sakya - My favorite temple in Tibet (8 / 17 ~ 8 / 18)
Zetang returned from Lhasa, I did not stay, starting directly from Lhasa to Shigatse. The road, a writer from Beijing, in particular, Nengkan, when we were killed on the road to see a donkey, she told us that because the Tibetans do not eat donkey meat, so Lubushiyi, no one picked to cook the吃. I wonder whether this is true, but at least no one is really picking up.
To Shigatse, I am by chance, met a Tibetan students, and also back to Shigatse from Lhasa, help me fight back luggage have been to high hotel, just opposite the hotel Shigatse. Night, I put down the luggage, we went to the car to Ali, because Shigatse is Tibet's second largest city, so no man's land here, there are also many leading to Ali's vehicles, transport of goods and escort visitors. As a result, encountered three interesting Cantonese, they are denim dress, as if, like The Three Musketeers. Because very few individual tourists to Shigatse, usually chartered to go directly from Lhasa, so we each have left contact information.
But I Shigatse a man armed with a dream to go to the place - Sakya Monastery, but there are generally very few people know. Because from the map view, it is located in the trunk of the forked road and left to go after the main road about four hours, many visitors will take the initiative it is omitted. I went to the transport terminals, know that tomorrow there is a shuttle bus bound for Sakya, Shigatse to return the next day. So decided to give up the famous gilded "Tashilhunpo," first went to "Sakya" It was great! This is only true self-service travel it!
The next day, I parked my luggage in a hotel, the hardcover travel, got on the child and found a lot of authentic Tibetan, backpacker like me very little, but later found two foreign students got on, a question was to know They are from the UK, is the use of summer vacation long-distance travel in Tibet, Sakya was their last one standing. My seat is the last row, next to a few Tibetans, they told me was very friendly toward me smile, to give me a clean seat. I am grateful, put breakfast and shared with them. They are from the Tibetans in Qinghai, can you guess where is their destination? Yes Kaila Shi Shan (ie post Niwa pk)! I started do not know what they say snow is Nazuo Kamiyama. This year is the Tibetan Year of the Horse of water, just turn to post Niwa pk is Kamiyama, so there are thousands of pilgrims to turn Kamiyama, many people even died in the pilgrimage road, is said to change the direction of the Hindu and Tibetan Contrary to the , there are many monk traveled, to go there. Warriors really ah! I very much admire their ambition, not for anyone to boast of, not proud for their own feats purely for their own dreams and given up a comfortable home life, gave up opportunities to make money would have to work, but longing for Kamiyama majesty can for themselves and their families, as well as all the people bless their loved ones. They also have a long way to go then, I asked them, how to get ready? They are optimistic that there will always be way to go. Yes ah! There are always paths to take, but the chances of people only to find a way. Later, they accompanied me to worship the Sakya Monastery, I think this life will always remember them. Because without them, relying on my own strength, it was impossible to climb the sacred mountains of the Sakya Monastery, the opposite. Here, it is necessary to record their names: Xia Wu Suo Nan, Li Jia Cai Dan, Lausanne, New Year's Day. I wish them all the way successful, to achieve this dream! Now they should have from the Kaila Shi Shan returned to his hometown of bar. I imagine they must have a good future, because they are worthy of God kind to the people of dust!
Dasa Jia arrived in time, I was almost disappointed at the extreme, because there as if in a small town desert of the Middle East. As long as a vehicle to open before, it will sky dust, yellow sand flying, and visibility are less than 2 meters. I think this is what I aspire to Sakya do? Good disappointed! Really want to cry to go back immediately. Xia Wu Sonam They are the real pilgrims, who are not afraid of a little, his face still wearing self-confident smile, this is what I very much admire and worth learning. They first do some preparation work, to the only nearby shop, bought a Jigen red rope, but also gave me one, so I studied them like tying a knot at the neck line, as if, like a necklace , and then they will lead me into the Sakya Monastery. They told me after listening to the next sentence, I regret it because, according to the provisions of the Tibetans, the root red rope tied, I can not Xitou Fa 7 days 7 nights, and a good thing I was not authentic Tibetans, not to be so stress bar.
See Sakya first glance, I can not help but wonder to the extreme, because it was really hard to believe that in such a desolate place, even have such magnificent buildings. Walls of the temple radiate pink, as if the legendary "PINK CITY". Stands at the main entrance hall you can see the two's enormous turning cylinders, brass-color in the pink walls contrast, in particular, eye-catching, but they are not open, but very cleverly hiding in the high Langyan were under I have seen in Tibet, the highest in the main hall, but such a structure is not available elsewhere. Optimus Prime has a central courtyard, numerous streamer tied on top, are batch after batch of pilgrims would be his wish into a reverence for the Buddha, year after year, never change. Xia Wu Sonam They are very devout Tibetans, they first prayed in silence for a moment, then entered the hall. Which is relatively dim, but and I have seen the temple in Lhasa very different, even the pillars of the Kam-hanging silk prints, hallway, but after the paper flowers are not the same as the pattern, color is mainly green, gold, red and black-based, while the mural's style is also very special, and looked very lively portrayed, while the colorful clouds are the color from deep to shallow, layer by layer, gradually dispersed, apparently spent a lot of effort and skill of the. Xia Wu Sonam a lot of small amount of money they are prepared, every time a shrine or a statue in front, they would cast some, I do, and they do the same. There is a representation of the Buddha's respect is to use the edge of his forehead to touch the shrine, or for the hall of the butter lamps, added some brought their own butter. Then we got into the top floor of the temple, you can see the Potala Palace, the dome is similar. Unfortunately, that day, the sky goes, can not see Jin Guangyao eye sight. On the top floor of the building walls is no longer a single pink, but rather pink in the regular sandwiched a long black, one white, decorated like a very clever and in no way undermine the harmonious atmosphere, but an increase of the building towering upward momentum. Xia Wu Sonam told me, believe in three Sakya Buddha Sakyamuni symbol of black and white on behalf of Kuanyin, while the red is Vajrapani. I am also struck by Inagi there are photos, etc. 3 cents Kamiyama, as if each is also a symbol of the Buddha of the three. However, since when is spent teaching Sakya chose these three colors as a symbol of religious symbols do? They are certainly the most Aura artists, the most visionary prophet, can only use the simplest, most pure, the most harmonious combinations to represent the most pious, the most loyal, the most simple Xiangfo heart. Buddha-nature and humanity should be interlinked, or else why stone has fire, do not repair the significant, if not the hearts of those lofty things, probably thousands of times and then read the scriptures are to no avail.
Sakya Monastery is divided into North and South, two Temple. North Temple was first built in AD 1073 by the founder of Sakya Kun Gong Jue Jeb created by the Buddha Sambo South Temple, according to Basiba wish to create in the year 1268. Inside the temple enshrines the Buddha statues and a large number of precious cultural relics, known as "Second Dunhuang." Well, I copied introduced Sagya introduction. In short, the Sakya Monastery in the surrounding dust reveals its unique, and I am lucky enough to find it, it is a miracle of life. Just at Sakya Monastery of the opposite hillside, for it to survive a group of devout Tibetans, they built style of unification with the Sakya Monastery, the residence is also a black and white pattern on the red walls, is also a firm Sakya believers and followers, the power of ancestral heritage to enable them to overcome many difficulties in daily life is still firmly stay here, waiting here, lead their lives here, contributing to it a complete life.
The main hall from the Sakya out Xiawu Sonam They also insisted on going by turning the cylinder gallery, and this is my walk, and insisted the transfer has completed the longest promenade through the tube, I was touched them , there is no omission may rotate with each and every turn by the cylinder and slowly discharge the worship Sagya wish.
When I was out of the Sakya Monastery, I suddenly felt the town first came here so I do not want to hate, and I suddenly feel that it is very lovely, great, independent, and in my heart, I deeply love the Sakya, really! To see the white on the hillside opposite the pagoda groups and other villagers living in the house, my heart suddenly surging forward to a very intimate feeling, I told myself, here is a magical land, and carries the most kind-hearted, the most simple, of the greatest nation. As I drove over there one is still sky yellow sand, mist flying, but really strange, and I no longer feel the unbearable. I think the car is the witness of the town is still full of vigor that it maintains good communication with the outside world, it can be in the city brought us to a remote Sakya, will bring us from here to harvest the dreams that we set out place to live, which maintained their own traditions, but also acceptance of foreign cultural transmission. Separated on the hillside and the Sakya Monastery of the grassland, the scattered countless yak and lamb for a leisurely enjoy the meadows and blue sky was really a beautiful sight! As if to a pure paradise in general, without any trouble and sorrow! In this piece of grass, I would easily have marched steps, and the yak to enjoy fresh air and luxuriant grass, and the lamb with white clouds in the blue sky as happy as the next, looking upward to find the most like themselves and that one look like clouds. Natiao throughout the town through the river, the river is so swift, cold, clear, one can clearly see that many of the riverbed where water washed into a large rounded stones. Many Tibetans here, laundry, using the stick beating a number of wet clothes, and then washed with river's natural ability, you can sun on the lawn of the. I shoot Tibetans wash Clothesline, they are shy and have turned away. This is what I never imagined, never expected the results! Is stationed at this moment my heart will always be stored in my memory warehouse.
Xia Wu Sonam They also insisted on the opposite side to climb the pagoda base, I am normally a very stubborn personality, but their tenacity Au children had to go along with them, but also with the curiosity of explorers do. Hill is not a good way to go, many places are not road can be used to describe the Sakya Monastery in the already-bit more than 4500 meters of height, but also withstand the cold wind, climb, is indeed a very painful one事情. I am very pleased to be able to teach them how to use cameras, and with them learn a little Tibetan, of course, Xia Wu Sonam has become my photographer and Tibetan teachers! I think the Tibetans is actually very clever, they are often put forward their own ideas. I think this is justified, because it is difficult to learn Tibetan language, a word should be made several syllables. Tibetan's "thank you" yes "TUO QIE QIE", just good-bye on sub-two situations, one is someone to visit your home, when you see a visitor good-bye, and the other is that you go to visit someone, to leave time to farewell.
Standing high on the slopes, really feel relaxed and happy, this feeling Although boarding pole climbers can not be compared to the joy, but have the same pride. Can be looking out to the snow-capped mountains in the sky away at me, river stretch into the distance, along the way wash away the dust, singing with the way the story. Cattle and sheep in the pasture walk on the bottom, like a green carpet of terraced rice paddies Spain, black and white pattern, unfortunately I can not roll it back, because it only belongs to Sakya this place. Now the entire town on display at the foot of Sakya, and I saw a lot of abandoned mud houses, leaving only the wind and the piles were, standing on the hillside, there is a sudden impulse to want to cry, where the past has been the spectacular Where? The houses here are used clay paste on a stone base up, have a slightly sloping wall, from the point of view surrounded by a mouth-shaped, like the bunker is very strong and can resist the winter from the North Tibet Plateau on the strong winds roaring . All the external walls of houses have brush on the red, black, white three kinds of color, their birth, death, enduring faith and spirit, to support this may have broken is still warm home, to love their children, to look forward to their future. So this town is like the heaven-sent in the Tibetan's a lotus flower, just for a moment of joy, it will bloom, a touch of red same applies really never retreat.
The pagoda of the group is very majestic mountains, I am also particularly approached us, we can look up that golden tower, touch white tower, I am surprised is that this was a white in this world, because the wind and rain and there were no large fade or change. Behind the mountains, there are some small temples such as the Xia Wu Sonam's insistence, I must spare no effort to turn one after another, but also unexpectedly have found a nunnery, unfortunately have not seen the inside of the chair. I have watched a TV series about Tibet "Lhasa past", just before I came to Tibet, the original is also a female living Buddha in Tibet before I heard that also passed away when you will be shrunk to Nirvana. One of the last noble heroine central Gila Baizhen little girl has been a main theme throughout the story characters. She is born, it was a curse is an unlucky woman, so grow up, she made a monk for nuns, but the situation is getting serious, finally at home when she heard that experienced when things were going to still ride to leave the monastery and return to his mother's side to help the family to face difficulties. I not only for this TV display the sweet landscape of Tibet and the dumping of more admiration for the central Jizhuo Ma mind and will.
The most interesting is that I also saw the mountain in the ordinary Tibetan people. Neatly stacked in the yard were a number of long strips of wood, dried cow dung paste seemingly random places on the wall in the courtyard. Dry red pepper ah, paved a way, through a repeated setting sun, afterglow, the taste of a certain good show tonight. There are a few lovely chickens, surrounded by a Tibetan peasant woman dressed in plain wandering around on the ground carefully scrambled food. That woman is slowly turning a spindle, spinning a group brown line, I would like to re-approached approached her, and suddenly heard a dog barking, as if the dog is necessary to washed out! Tibetan mastiff do? ! I have no intention to hurt them ah, but do not maliciously hurt me. Scared me Yida Tiao, loudly exclaimed, Xia Wu Sonam Ben quickly over, okay! Good insurance! That dog is Shuanzhu, but I saw it staring at me this stranger, in order to protect its owner and a home bar.
Sakya town is very lively at night, I and three Tibetan friends together to eat dinner then I do not unfamiliar to me. We are staying in the bus station next to the hotel, on the second floor of the room, furnished very simple, Minato, and a row at night. Is also very lively at night, because of a power outage. Good master, give each room, made a two candles, candle night of the guest were all out of the room, leaning against the railing on the promenade chat, I met the two British, and their friends, a large bearded Italian. He said that he had been traveling after retirement has been gone for 6 months, and he surrounded by a white scarf, is used to block the dust. We shared information on their travel itinerary, knowing he has to go to Nepal, kowtow to learn about Nepal's tourism paste show. He returned to Tibet travel guide I see that as far as to go Kaila Shi Shan. Xia Wu Sonam heard and immediately asked him if he borrowed maps. He did not know much English, but learned quickly, I told him the location of Sakya, other cities and Gang Niwa pk, he remembered, and also refers to the other two friends. Italy, people still want me to go with him, but I prefer to go alone, exercise their own independence. Away from home, I believe the power of its own bar, this is already my trip 19 days.
A good time too fast, the next morning, we go Tibet restaurant, asked for a butter tea and Tibetan side, I like a tunnel of Tibetans, not only like the taste of buttered tea, who likes to possession of cheese, like the air-dried raw yak beef, also like yogurt with honey, of course, even if there are bananas taste good mixed with a. Encountered by chance that the Italian people, he points a Tibetan yak face, but the flour does not know how, and put a lot of vinegar, too acid. He made four of us have tasted one, really like a knocked over the same Cu Tanzi. So he talked to restaurant owners reasoning, let us witness, like a bowl of a pity that the Tibetan people is a brain-dead, saying that would not replace, rally down, the result is that he actually agreed to leave without paying foreigners, that foreigners said that the future will never come to this restaurant. In this way, restaurant owners may not realize that because of his practice, never lost a customer, as well as potential customers. I think if I would do flexible, possession of surface unlike McDonald's, and there is no standard of taste, sweet and sour spicy they can be based on personal preferences and random allocation, and that is now done according to customer's requirements change, What is not? Moreover, it was if the change is in order to better serve our customers, changes are in order to try the taste of the public are willing to accept such advice is not helpful to his business do? Although the Tibetan side do not like McDonald's hamburgers around the world to promote the same, but it is the most direct and most cutting-edge for all to understand a part of Tibetan culture, it's like the Chinese food culture, like playing an unusual role.
Italian left, I and three Tibetan butter tea and tsampa to eat with friends. By the time difference, I naturally is a pity that they never met with me along the way tells me to look after Canada, sharing weal and woe, it seems like my big brother. So I left their names, wanted to leave their address, but they do not in fact the General Assembly to write Chinese characters. To Sakya ago, I put most of the luggage to stay in Shigatse, so nothing can be sent around them, can not find anything, chocolate and candy can have a share in Lhasa and Shannan finished, finally, I put only one side Support Rose Red pen gave Xia Wu Sonam, as a memento, which is presented to me VIRGIN airline gift. He was obviously very pleased, are reluctant to write, draw a bit, they hid inside jacket pocket. Start the car, I waved good-bye to them, until I saw Xia Wu Sonam red rim of the eye, I feel sour nose, and immediately turned to go, and my heart really wish them to an early realization of their aspirations, but also hope they'll have a rosy life, and hope that they will safe, healthy, happy, happy!
This is my favorite of the Sakya Monastery, I think the reason it has developed a taste, with the help of three Tibetan friends and friendship are inseparable, I always say that they are a favorite child of God, always someone in different places, different times, like the angel came to my side, help me, care about me, encourage me, guide me. Therefore, I always look for opportunities to return, return of those who can not pay off the friendship forever, I hope to also be an angel, to do their best to care for others, to help others. Perhaps this is God through other people to tell me to do things.
Back to Shigatse the time, it is already 20:00 a. I originally intended to spend the night, but in the way, coincides with a group of friends in Guangzhou should be chartered to the southern slopes of the Himalayas - East Asia, looking for more people with the go. I have one, Zhenghewoyi! Because they were listening to the Tibet Autonomous Region Tourism Bureau introduced, Yadong mild climate, has a very beautiful scenery, but most people rarely go back there, because almost want to go Tibet, the southernmost tip of the territory. Is not it great! I was determined, took luggage, hurry the night and went to East Asia, is precisely the sinister wind is high, shortly after rain, and a great rain, stopping also stop do not live, we have two cars, a previous After the eyes in the darkness under the surveillance of travel, but that do not know what kind of danger is waiting for us. This should be the most distress my entire trip, I in the Potala Palace (8 / 7) one has mentioned our plight, how can life without storms, but I do not want such a thing as a tourist travels The main character, because when all attributable to calm, we should treasure more wonderful things, but forget to create a breathtaking scene that force majeure. So just to briefly mention the hope that love of travel friends have overcome difficulties and continue his dream, to continue their journey!
Author: lisaxj
