For people who wish to understand the vicissitudes of history,Manchunman village,located in the banks of the Mekong River,is a prime example,About fifty years ago,changes in society and the economy changed the village...For people who wish to understand the vicissitudes of history,Manchunman village,located in the banks of the Mekong River,is a prime example,About fifty years ago,changes in society and the economy changed the village in ways that would doom it eternally.But the main cause of the profound changes inflicted upon the strong values of an ethnic culture has been in fact the＂commercial economy＂,展开更多
For ethnic Tibetans, to pay homage to at least one sacred mountain or lake by waking round it is a religious pursuit they must attain in their lifetime, for which they are willing to exhaust all their savings. Even th...For ethnic Tibetans, to pay homage to at least one sacred mountain or lake by waking round it is a religious pursuit they must attain in their lifetime, for which they are willing to exhaust all their savings. Even though a person already did so when still a baby-carried by the person's mother on her back throughout the journey-the person, in nine cases out of ten, will do it on his or her own when he or she grows up. Not a few ethnic Tibetans have made pilgrimages to more than one sacred mountain or lake, believing that holy spirits there will repay their piousness with blessings.展开更多
Tibetan Buddhism's theory concerning Rimpoche reincarnation, according to the study of the “wheel of birth and death,” states that all life revolves unceasingly like the wheel of a cart. Life is continuous. Alth...Tibetan Buddhism's theory concerning Rimpoche reincarnation, according to the study of the “wheel of birth and death,” states that all life revolves unceasingly like the wheel of a cart. Life is continuous. Although there is death, it is not a final extinction. Though an eminent monk may leave this world, he can transform into another kind of form, to continue his great compassionate vow to liberate beings.展开更多
The government of Zanda County planned to make a proposal for the nomination of ruins of Guge Kingdom and Dusty Hills in Zanda county,Ngari region, Tibet, China,as mixed properties, onto the World Heritage List.
Labrang Monastery(tib.Bla-brang), the “Golden Labyrinth” as it is known to many Westerners, is in fact one of the six most sacred shrines for the Dge-lugs-pa sect of the Tibetan school of Buddhism. To be still more ...Labrang Monastery(tib.Bla-brang), the “Golden Labyrinth” as it is known to many Westerners, is in fact one of the six most sacred shrines for the Dge-lugs-pa sect of the Tibetan school of Buddhism. To be still more precise, it is the most important religious center in the Qinghai-Gansu area that encompasses a large part of northwest China. An elaborate complex of golden-roofed Buddhist palaces and halls in traditional Tibetan style.the monastery, as I have discovered, is a “university” in itself.展开更多
文摘For people who wish to understand the vicissitudes of history,Manchunman village,located in the banks of the Mekong River,is a prime example,About fifty years ago,changes in society and the economy changed the village in ways that would doom it eternally.But the main cause of the profound changes inflicted upon the strong values of an ethnic culture has been in fact the＂commercial economy＂,
文摘For ethnic Tibetans, to pay homage to at least one sacred mountain or lake by waking round it is a religious pursuit they must attain in their lifetime, for which they are willing to exhaust all their savings. Even though a person already did so when still a baby-carried by the person's mother on her back throughout the journey-the person, in nine cases out of ten, will do it on his or her own when he or she grows up. Not a few ethnic Tibetans have made pilgrimages to more than one sacred mountain or lake, believing that holy spirits there will repay their piousness with blessings.
文摘Tibetan Buddhism's theory concerning Rimpoche reincarnation, according to the study of the “wheel of birth and death,” states that all life revolves unceasingly like the wheel of a cart. Life is continuous. Although there is death, it is not a final extinction. Though an eminent monk may leave this world, he can transform into another kind of form, to continue his great compassionate vow to liberate beings.
文摘The government of Zanda County planned to make a proposal for the nomination of ruins of Guge Kingdom and Dusty Hills in Zanda county,Ngari region, Tibet, China,as mixed properties, onto the World Heritage List.
文摘Labrang Monastery(tib.Bla-brang), the “Golden Labyrinth” as it is known to many Westerners, is in fact one of the six most sacred shrines for the Dge-lugs-pa sect of the Tibetan school of Buddhism. To be still more precise, it is the most important religious center in the Qinghai-Gansu area that encompasses a large part of northwest China. An elaborate complex of golden-roofed Buddhist palaces and halls in traditional Tibetan style.the monastery, as I have discovered, is a “university” in itself.
