摘要
I first met Dorje Tseten on his daily circumambulation,the ritual of circling a Tibetan Buddhist holy site and praying,along Lingkhor,the sacred path in Lhasa,capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.While he no longer has the agility of his youth,the 84 year old insists on performing his prayer wheel ritual every day.On completion he takes the bus home."I have the card for senior citizens that entitles me to free bus travel,"he said.Dorje Tseten returned to Lhasa from a decades-long exile in 1999.He
Ifirst met Dorje Tseten on his daily circumambulation, the ritual of circling a Tibetan Buddhist holy site and praying, along Lingkhor, the sacred path in~ Lhasa~ capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. While he no longer has the agility of his youth, the 84 year old insists on performing his prayer wheel ritual every day. On completion he takes the bus home. "I have the card for senior citizens that entitles me to free bus travel," he said.